Iowa § 717A.3B Agricultural production facility trespass

Iowa Statutes

§ 717A.3B — Agricultural production facility trespass

Iowa § 717A.3B

Title XVICRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Ch. 717AOFFENSES RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

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Iowa Code § 717A.3B (2026).

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1.A person commits agricultural production facility trespass if the person does any of the following:

a.Uses deception as described in section 702.9, subsection 1 or 2, on a matter that would reasonably result in a denial of access to an agricultural production facility that is not open to the public, and, through such deception, gains access to the agricultural production facility, with the intent to cause physical or economic harm or other injury to the agricultural production facility’s operations, agricultural animals, crop, owner, personnel, equipment, building, premises, business interest, or customer.

b.Uses deception as described in section 702.9, subsection 1 or 2, on a matter that would reasonably result in a denial of an opportunity to be employed at an agricultural productio

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1. A person commits agricultural production facility trespass if the person does any of the
following:
a. Uses deception as described in section 702.9, subsection 1 or 2, on a matter that
would reasonably result in a denial of access to an agricultural production facility that is not
open to the public, and, through such deception, gains access to the agricultural production
facility, with the intent to cause physical or economic harm or other injury to the agricultural
production facility’s operations, agricultural animals, crop, owner, personnel, equipment,
building, premises, business interest, or customer.
b. Uses deception as described in section 702.9, subsection 1 or 2, on a matter that would
reasonably result in a denial of an opportunity to be employed at an agricultural production
facility that is not open to the public, and, through such deception, is so employed, with the
intent to cause physical or economic harm or other injury to the agricultural production
facility’s operations, agricultural animals, crop, owner, personnel, equipment, building,
premises, business interest, or customer.
2. A person who commits agricultural production facility trespass is guilty of a serious
misdemeanor for a first offense and an aggravated misdemeanor for a second or subsequent
offense.
3. A person who conspires with another, as described in section 706.1, to commit
agricultural production facility trespass is guilty of a serious misdemeanor for a first offense
and an aggravated misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense. For purposes of this
subsection, a person commits conspiracy to commit agricultural production facility trespass,
without regard to the limitation of criminal liability for conspiracy otherwise applicable
under section 706.1, subsection 1.