Iowa Code 717B.1 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 717B.1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Livestock: includes but is not limited to an animal classified as an ostrich, rhea, or emu. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
717B.1 Definitions.
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 § 717.1.
b. Preserve whitetail as defined in § 484C.1.
c. Any game, fur-bearing animal, fish, reptile, or amphibian, as defined in § 481A.1, unless a person owns, confines, or controls the game, fur-bearing animal, fish, reptile, or amphibian.
d. Any nongame species declared to be a nuisance pursuant to § 481A.42.
2. “”Animal care provider”” means a person designated by a local authority to provide care to an animal which is rescued by the local authority pursuant to § 717B.5.
3. “”Animal mistreatment”” means an act described as animal abuse as provided in § 717B.2, animal neglect as provided in § 717B.3, animal torture as provided in § 717B.3A, abandonment of a cat or dog as provided in § 717B.8, or injury to or interference with a police service dog as provided in § 717B.9.
4. Unless the context otherwise requires, “”book””, “”list””, “”record””, or “”schedule”” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in § 445.1.
5. “”Commercial establishment”” means a commercial establishment as defined in section
162.2 that is operating under a valid authorization issued or renewed under § 162.2A.
6. a. “”Convicted”” means the entry of a judgment of conviction under chapter 901 or adjudicated delinquent for an act which is an indictable offense in this state or in another state under chapter 232.
b. “”Convicted”” does not mean a plea, sentence, adjudication, deferred sentence, or deferred judgment which has been reversed or otherwise set aside.
7. “”Department”” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
8. “”Dispositional expenses”” means expenses incurred by a local authority in rescuing an animal as provided in § 717B.5, maintaining the animal until the conclusion of a dispositional proceeding as provided in section 717B.4, or disposing of the animal as provided in § 717B.4.
9. “”Euthanasia”” means the same as defined in § 162.2.
10. “”Injury”” means an animal’s disfigurement; the impairment of an animal’s health; or an impairment to the functioning of an animal’s limb or organ, including physical damage or harm to an animal’s muscle, tissue, organs, bones, hide, or skin.
11. “”Law enforcement officer”” means a regularly employed member of a police force of a city or county, including a sheriff, who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal laws of this state.
12. “”Local authority”” means a city as defined in § 362.2 or a county as provided in chapter 331.
13. “”Maintenance”” means to provide on-site or off-site care to neglected animals.
14. “”Responsible party”” means a person who owns or maintains an animal.
15. “”Serious injury”” means an injury that constitutes an animal’s protracted or permanent disfigurement, the protracted or permanent impairment of an animal’s health, the protracted or permanent impairment of the functioning of an animal’s limb or organ, or the loss of an animal’s limb or organ.
16. “”Threatened animal”” means an animal that is abused as provided in § 717B.2, neglected as provided in § 717B.3, or tortured as provided in § 717B.3A.
17. “”Veterinarian”” means a veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 169 who practices veterinary medicine in this state.
94 Acts, ch 1103, §12; 2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §200, 201; 2002 Acts, ch
1130, §2; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §201; 2020 Acts, ch 1111, §3, 4
Referred to in §717D.1, 717F.7, 717F.10
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 § 717.1.
b. Preserve whitetail as defined in § 484C.1.
c. Any game, fur-bearing animal, fish, reptile, or amphibian, as defined in § 481A.1, unless a person owns, confines, or controls the game, fur-bearing animal, fish, reptile, or amphibian.
d. Any nongame species declared to be a nuisance pursuant to § 481A.42.
2. “”Animal care provider”” means a person designated by a local authority to provide care to an animal which is rescued by the local authority pursuant to § 717B.5.
3. “”Animal mistreatment”” means an act described as animal abuse as provided in § 717B.2, animal neglect as provided in § 717B.3, animal torture as provided in § 717B.3A, abandonment of a cat or dog as provided in § 717B.8, or injury to or interference with a police service dog as provided in § 717B.9.
4. Unless the context otherwise requires, “”book””, “”list””, “”record””, or “”schedule”” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in § 445.1.
5. “”Commercial establishment”” means a commercial establishment as defined in section
162.2 that is operating under a valid authorization issued or renewed under § 162.2A.
6. a. “”Convicted”” means the entry of a judgment of conviction under chapter 901 or adjudicated delinquent for an act which is an indictable offense in this state or in another state under chapter 232.
b. “”Convicted”” does not mean a plea, sentence, adjudication, deferred sentence, or deferred judgment which has been reversed or otherwise set aside.
7. “”Department”” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
8. “”Dispositional expenses”” means expenses incurred by a local authority in rescuing an animal as provided in § 717B.5, maintaining the animal until the conclusion of a dispositional proceeding as provided in section 717B.4, or disposing of the animal as provided in § 717B.4.
9. “”Euthanasia”” means the same as defined in § 162.2.
10. “”Injury”” means an animal’s disfigurement; the impairment of an animal’s health; or an impairment to the functioning of an animal’s limb or organ, including physical damage or harm to an animal’s muscle, tissue, organs, bones, hide, or skin.
11. “”Law enforcement officer”” means a regularly employed member of a police force of a city or county, including a sheriff, who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal laws of this state.
12. “”Local authority”” means a city as defined in § 362.2 or a county as provided in chapter 331.
13. “”Maintenance”” means to provide on-site or off-site care to neglected animals.
14. “”Responsible party”” means a person who owns or maintains an animal.
15. “”Serious injury”” means an injury that constitutes an animal’s protracted or permanent disfigurement, the protracted or permanent impairment of an animal’s health, the protracted or permanent impairment of the functioning of an animal’s limb or organ, or the loss of an animal’s limb or organ.
16. “”Threatened animal”” means an animal that is abused as provided in § 717B.2, neglected as provided in § 717B.3, or tortured as provided in § 717B.3A.
17. “”Veterinarian”” means a veterinarian licensed pursuant to chapter 169 who practices veterinary medicine in this state.
94 Acts, ch 1103, §12; 2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §200, 201; 2002 Acts, ch
1130, §2; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §201; 2020 Acts, ch 1111, §3, 4
Referred to in §717D.1, 717F.7, 717F.10