Bill Text: IA HSB533 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to bestiality and providing penalties.(See HF 2318.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-05 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2318. [HSB533 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB533-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
533
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOLT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
bestiality
and
providing
penalties.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
717C.1,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
“Sex
act”
means
any
sexual
contact
between
a
person
and
3
an
animal
by
penetration
of
the
penis
into
the
vagina
or
anus,
4
contact
between
the
mouth
and
genitalia,
or
by
contact
between
5
the
genitalia
of
one
and
the
genitalia
or
anus
of
the
other.
6
of
the
following
conduct
that
is
not
an
accepted
veterinary
7
medical
practice,
an
accepted
animal
husbandry
practice
that
8
provides
care
for
animals,
an
accepted
practice
related
to
the
9
insemination
of
animals
for
the
purpose
of
procreation,
or
an
10
accepted
practice
related
to
conformation
judging:
11
(1)
An
act
between
a
person
and
an
animal
involving
physical
12
contact
between
the
sex
organ,
genitals,
or
anus
of
one
and
the
13
mouth,
sex
organ,
genitals,
or
anus
of
the
other.
14
(2)
Any
touching
or
fondling
by
a
person,
either
directly
15
or
through
clothing,
of
the
sex
organ,
genitals,
or
anus
of
16
an
animal
or
any
insertion,
however
slight,
of
any
part
of
a
17
person’s
body
or
any
object
into
the
vaginal
or
anal
opening
18
of
an
animal.
19
(3)
Any
insertion,
however
slight,
of
any
part
of
an
20
animal’s
body
into
the
vaginal
or
anal
opening
of
a
person.
21
(4)
Advertising,
offering,
selling,
transferring,
22
purchasing,
or
otherwise
obtaining
an
animal
with
the
intent
23
that
the
animal
be
used
for
sexual
contact
in
this
state.
24
(5)
Organizing,
promoting,
conducting,
or
participating
25
as
an
observer
of
an
act
involving
conduct
described
in
26
subparagraph
(1),
(2),
or
(3).
27
(6)
Permitting
conduct
described
in
subparagraph
(1),
(2),
28
or
(3)
to
occur
in
any
premises
under
the
person’s
ownership
29
or
control.
30
(7)
Photographing
or
filming
obscene
material,
as
defined
31
in
section
728.1,
depicting
a
person
engaging
in
conduct
32
described
in
subparagraph
(1),
(2),
or
(3).
33
(8)
Distributing,
selling,
publishing,
or
transmitting
34
obscene
material,
as
defined
in
section
728.1,
depicting
a
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person
engaged
in
conduct
described
in
subparagraph
(1),
(2),
1
or
(3).
2
(9)
Possessing
with
the
intent
to
distribute,
sell,
3
publish,
or
transmit
obscene
material,
as
defined
in
section
4
728.1,
depicting
a
person
engaged
in
conduct
described
in
5
subparagraph
(1),
(2),
or
(3).
6
(10)
Forcing,
coercing,
enticing,
or
encouraging
a
minor
to
7
engage
in
conduct
described
in
subparagraph
(1),
(2),
or
(3).
8
Sec.
2.
Section
717C.1,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
2.
a.
A
person
who
performs
a
sex
act
with
an
animal
is
11
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
12
b.
A
person
who
commits
a
second
or
subsequent
violation
of
13
this
section
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
14
c.
A
person
previously
convicted
of
a
violation
of
section
15
717B.2,
717B.3,
717B.3A,
or
717B.3B
who
commits
a
violation
of
16
this
section
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
relates
to
bestiality.
21
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
performs
a
sex
act
with
an
22
animal
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
Current
law
23
defines
“sex
act”
as
any
sexual
contact
between
a
person
and
24
an
animal
by
penetration
of
the
penis
into
the
vagina
or
anus,
25
contact
between
the
mouth
and
genitalia,
or
by
contact
between
26
the
genitalia
of
one
and
the
genitalia
or
anus
of
the
other.
27
The
bill
provides
that
a
“sex
act”
includes
the
following
28
conduct
that
is
not
an
accepted
veterinary
medical
practice,
29
an
accepted
animal
husbandry
practice
that
provides
care
for
30
animals,
an
accepted
practice
related
to
the
insemination
31
of
animals
for
the
purpose
of
procreation,
or
an
accepted
32
practice
related
to
conformation
judging:
an
act
between
a
33
person
and
an
animal
involving
physical
contact
between
the
34
sex
organ,
genitals,
or
anus
of
one
and
the
mouth,
sex
organ,
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genitals,
or
anus
of
the
other;
any
touching
or
fondling
by
1
a
person,
either
directly
or
through
clothing,
of
the
sex
2
organ,
genitals,
or
anus
of
an
animal
or
any
insertion,
however
3
slight,
of
any
part
of
a
person's
body
or
any
object
into
the
4
vaginal
or
anal
opening
of
an
animal;
any
insertion,
however
5
slight,
of
any
part
of
an
animal’s
body
into
the
vaginal
or
6
anal
opening
of
a
person;
advertising,
offering,
selling,
7
transferring,
purchasing,
or
otherwise
obtaining
an
animal
with
8
the
intent
that
the
animal
be
used
for
sexual
contact
in
this
9
state;
organizing,
promoting,
conducting,
or
participating
10
as
an
observer
of
an
act
involving
a
sex
act
with
an
animal;
11
permitting
a
sex
act
with
an
animal
to
occur
in
any
premises
12
under
the
person’s
ownership
or
control;
photographing
or
13
filming
obscene
material
depicting
a
person
engaging
in
a
14
sex
act
with
an
animal;
distributing,
selling,
publishing,
15
or
transmitting
obscene
material
depicting
a
person
engaged
16
in
a
sex
act
with
an
animal;
possessing
with
the
intent
17
to
distribute,
sell,
publish,
or
transmit
obscene
material
18
depicting
a
person
engaged
in
a
sex
act
with
an
animal;
or
19
forcing,
coercing,
enticing,
or
encouraging
a
minor
to
engage
20
in
a
sex
act
with
an
animal.
21
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
performs
a
sex
act
with
22
an
animal
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
A
second
23
or
subsequent
violation
is
a
class
“D”
felony.
A
person
24
who
was
previously
convicted
of
a
violation
of
Code
section
25
717B.2
(animal
abuse),
717B.3
(animal
neglect),
or
717B.3A
26
(animal
torture),
or
717B.3B
(animal
mistreatment)
who
commits
27
bestiality
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
An
aggravated
28
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
two
29
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$855
but
not
more
than
$8,540.
A
30
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
31
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,025
but
not
more
than
32
$10,245.
33
Current
law
also
requires
a
person
convicted
of
bestiality
34
to
submit
to
a
psychological
evaluation
and
treatment
at
the
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