Title XVI, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)

1. For purposes of this section : a. “Property” shall include any land, dwelling, building, conveyance, vehicle, or other temporary or permanent structure whether publicly or privately owned. b. “Public utility” is a public utility as defined in section 476.1 or an electric trans…

1. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Apiary” and “bee” mean the same as defined in section 160.1A . b. “Food animal” means an animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, ovine, or porcine species; farm deer as defined in section 170.1 ; turkeys, ch…

1. Any person who knowingly trespasses upon the property of another commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8C, subsection 12 . A peace officer shall consider arresting and may arrest the person under section 805.9, subsection 3 , paragr…

A person commits the simple misdemeanor offense of stowing away when, without lawful authority or the consent of a railway corporation, the person does either of the following: 1. Rides on the outside of a train or train component. 2. Rides on the inside of a train or train compo…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Computer” means the same as defined in section 702.1A . 2. “Computer data” means the same as defined in section 702.1A . 3. “Computer network” means the same as defined in section 702.1A . 4. “Computer operation…

1. A person who does any of the following is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor: a. Uses a computer or computer network with the intent to falsify or forge electronic mail transmission information or other routing information in any manner in connection with the transmission of …

1. The retail sale or offer of direct retail sale of a prescription drug, as defined in section 155A.3 , through the use of electronic mail or the internet by a person other than a licensed pharmacist, physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatric physician, or veterinarian is prohi…

A person who willfully uses encryption to further a violation of this chapter is guilty of an offense which is separate and distinct from the predicate criminal activity and punishable as an aggravated misdemeanor. 2005 Acts, ch 123, §4

For the purpose of venue, a violation of this chapter shall be considered to have been committed in any county in which any of the following apply: 1. An act was performed in furtherance of any course of conduct which violated this chapter . 2. The owner has a place of business i…

1. A person who is injured by a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action seeking relief from a person whose conduct violated this chapter and recover any damages incurred including loss of profits, attorney fees, and court costs. 2. A person who is injured by the transm…

All property, including all income or proceeds earned but not yet received from a third party as a result of a violation of this chapter , used in connection with a violation of this chapter , known by the owner thereof to have been used in violation of this chapter , shall be su…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Department” means the department of natural resources. 2. “Disposal” or “dispose” means disposal as defined in section 455B.411, subsection 1 . 3. “Hazardous waste” means a hazardous waste as defined in section …

1. A person commits the offense of unlawful disposal of hazardous waste when the person knowingly or with reason to know, disposes of hazardous waste or arranges for or allows the disposal of hazardous waste at any location other than one authorized by the department or the Unite…

1. A person commits the offense of unlawful transportation of hazardous waste when the person knowingly or with reason to know, transports or causes to be transported any hazardous waste to any location other than a facility that is authorized to receive, treat, store, or dispose…

1. A person commits the offense of unlawful treatment or storage of hazardous waste when the person knowingly or with reason to know, treats or stores hazardous waste without a permit issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §6925 or §6926 . 2. a. A person who commits the offense of unlawful…

The attorney general or the county attorney for the county in which a violation occurs is responsible for enforcement of this chapter . 88 Acts, ch 1080, §7

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. 2. “Electronic mail” means any message transmitted through the internet including but not limited to messages transmitted from or to any addr…

A person is guilty of livestock abuse if the person intentionally injures or destroys livestock owned by another person, in any manner, including, but not limited to, intentionally doing any of the following: administering drugs or poisons to the livestock, or disabling the lives…

1. A person who impounds or confines livestock, in any place, and does any of the following commits the offense of livestock neglect: a. Fails to provide livestock with care consistent with customary animal husbandry practices. b. Deprives livestock of necessary sustenance. c. In…

1. a. A law enforcement officer may rescue livestock neglected as provided in section 717.2 on public or private property, as provided in this subsection . b. The officer may enter onto property of a person to rescue neglected livestock if the officer obtains a search warrant iss…

1. This section applies only to livestock which are cattle, sheep, swine, or poultry. 2. For purposes of this section , “interested person” means all of the following: a. An owner of the livestock. b. A person caring for the livestock, if different from the owner of the livestock…

1. This section applies to a lien created by a court order entered pursuant to section 717.3 or 717.5 . The court-ordered lien is an agricultural lien subject to chapter 554 except as otherwise provided in this section . 2. The court-ordered lien shall be for the benefit of the d…

The department may utilize the moneys deposited into the livestock remediation fund pursuant to section 459.501 to pay for any expenses associated with providing sustenance to or the disposition of the livestock pursuant to a court order entered pursuant to section 717.3 or 717.5…

1. a. A court shall order the disposition of livestock neglected as provided in section 717.2 or livestock in immediate need of sustenance and associated products as provided in sections 717.3 and 717.4 in accordance with this section . (1) A petition may be filed by a local auth…

The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as required to implement and administer sections 717.3 through 717.5 . 2011 Acts, ch 81, §10

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Agricultural animal” means any of the following: a. An animal that is maintained for its parts or products having commercial value, including but not limited to its muscle tissue, organs, fat, blood, manure, bon…

1. A person shall not, without the consent of the owner, do any of the following: a. Willfully destroy property of an animal facility, or kill or injure an animal maintained at an animal facility, including by an act of violence or the transmission of a disease including but not …

1. A person shall not, without the consent of the owner, do any of the following: a. Willfully destroy or damage a crop maintained on crop operation property or crop operation property. b. Exercise control over a crop maintained on crop operation property or crop operation proper…

1. A person is guilty of agricultural production facility fraud if the person willfully does any of the following: a. Obtains access to an agricultural production facility by false pretenses. b. Makes a false statement or representation as part of an application or agreement to b…

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 i…

1. Except as provided in subsection 2 , a person shall not willfully possess, transport, or transfer a pathogen with an intent to threaten the health of an animal or crop. a. For animals, a pathogen restricted under this section shall be limited to a biological agent or toxin lis…

As used in this chapter : 1. “Animal” means a nonhuman vertebrate. However, “animal” does not include any of the following: a. Livestock, as defined in section 717.1 . b. Preserve whitetail as defined in section 484C.1 . c. Any game, fur-bearing animal, fish, reptile, or amphibia…

1. A person commits animal abuse when the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly acts to inflict injury, serious injury, or death on an animal by force, violence, or poisoning. 2. This section shall not apply to any of the following: a. An owner of the animal, or a person…

1. A person commits animal neglect when the person owns or has custody of an animal, confines that animal, and fails to provide the animal with any of the following conditions for the animal’s welfare: a. Access to food in an amount and quality reasonably sufficient to satisfy th…

1. A person is guilty of animal torture if the person intentionally or knowingly inflicts on an animal severe and prolonged or repeated physical pain that causes the animal’s serious injury or death. 2. This section shall not apply to any of the following: a. A person acting to c…

1. At the time of a person’s conviction for committing a public offense constituting animal mistreatment, a court may enter an order requiring the person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo any treatment that the court determines to be appropriate …

1. Upon a petition brought by a local authority, a court in the county where an animal is maintained by a responsible party or a local authority shall determine if the animal is a threatened animal and order its disposition after a hearing. a. The matter shall be heard within ten…

A local authority may provide for the rescue of an animal as follows: 1. The rescue must be made by a law enforcement officer having cause to believe that the animal is a threatened animal after consulting with a veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 169 . The law enforcement…

A person may humanely destroy a wild animal as defined in section 481A.1 , if the wild animal is permanently distressed by injury or disease to a degree that results in severe and prolonged suffering. The destroyed animal shall be subject to disposition as provided by rules adopt…

1. A person commits animal abandonment if the person owns or has custody of a cat or dog and relinquishes all rights in and duties to care for the cat or dog. 2. This section does not apply to any of the following: a. The delivery of a cat or dog to another person who will accept…

1. A person who knowingly, and willfully or maliciously torments, strikes, administers a nonpoisonous desensitizing substance to, or otherwise interferes with a police service dog, without inflicting serious injury on the dog, commits a serious misdemeanor. 2. A person who knowin…

1. For purposes of this section : a. “Animal” means any nonhuman vertebrate, either dead or alive. b. “Sex act” means any of the following conduct that is not the practice of veterinary medicine under section 169.3, subsection 13 , an accepted animal husbandry livestock managemen…

As used in this chapter : 1. “Animal” means a nonhuman vertebrate. 2. “Contest device” means equipment designed to enhance an animal’s entertainment value during training or a contest event, including a device to improve the contest animal’s competitiveness. A contest device incl…

A person shall not do any of the following: 1. Own or operate an establishment located in this state in which a contest event occurs or is to occur. 2. Act as a promoter of a contest event, regardless of whether the contest event occurs in this state or another state. For purpose…

1. This chapter does not apply to a function other than a contest event. A contest event does not involve any of the following events: a. A race, including but not limited to a race regulated under chapter 99D . b. A fair event as defined in section 174.1 . c. A rodeo or rodeo ev…

1. Except as provided in section 717D.2, subsection 10 , a person who violates a provision of this chapter commits a class “D” felony. 2. A person who violates section 717D.2, subsection 10 , by acting as a spectator of a contest event conducted in this state commits the followin…