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Iowa Code § 717B.3B — Animal mistreatment court order evaluation and treatment
Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)
Part of Chapter 717B: Mistreatment of Animals, Iowa Code.
Full text of Iowa Code § 717B.3B
Statutory text current through the 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the official 2026 Iowa Code (Legislative Services Agency); it is not the official publication of the State of Iowa.
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 after due consideration of the evaluation.
2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the court shall enter an order described in that subsection, if the convicted person is any of the following:
a. A juvenile.
b. An adult convicted of animal abuse punishable as an aggravated misdemeanor or class “D” felony pursuant to section 717B.2, animal neglect punishable as an aggravated misdemeanor or class “D” felony pursuant to section 717B.3, or animal torture pursuant to section 717B.3A.
3. The costs of undergoing a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and undergoing any treatment ordered by the court shall be borne by the convicted person, unless the person is a juvenile.
4. An order made under this section is in addition to any other order or sentence of the court.
5. Any violation of the court order shall be punished as contempt of court pursuant to chapter 665.
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