§ 716.13

716.13 Interference with transportation of agricultural animals. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:a. 'Agricultural animal' means an animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine, or porcine species; farm deer as defined in section 170.1; ostriches, rheas, and emus; turkeys,chickens, domestic geese or ducks, or other domestic fowl; fish or other aquatic organismsconfined in private waters for human consumption; or honey bees. b. (1) '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 anotherstate under chapter 232. (2) 'Convicted' does not mean a plea, sentence, adjudication, deferred sentence, or deferred judgment which has been reversed or otherwise set aside. c. 'Motor vehicle' means any self-propelled vehicle subject to registration under chapter 321, and includes an item attached to the vehicle. 2. A person commits interference with the transportation of an agricultural animal if the person knowingly does any of the following: a. Stops, hinders, impedes, boards, obstructs, or otherwise interferes with a motor vehicle

erence with the transportation of an agricultural animal if the person knowingly does any of the following: a. Stops, hinders, impedes, boards, obstructs, or otherwise interferes with a motor vehicle transporting an agricultural animal, regardless of whether the motor vehicle is moving. b. Provokes, disturbs, or otherwise interacts with an agricultural animal when the agricultural animal is confined in a motor vehicle, regardless of whether the motor vehicleis moving. 3. In a prosecution alleging that a defendant committed interference with the transportation of an agricultural animal under subsection 2, the defendant may assertan affirmative defense of consent. The defendant must prove by a preponderance of theevidence that the defendant was acting with the consent of any of the following: a. A person having real or apparent authority to transport the agricultural animal. This requirement is met if the person is a shipper or transporter acting in compliance with chapter172B. b. The owner of the agricultural animal or any other person having real or apparent authority to possess or control the agricultural animal. 4. a.

r transporter acting in compliance with chapter172B. b. The owner of the agricultural animal or any other person having real or apparent authority to possess or control the agricultural animal. 4. a. A person who commits interference with the transportation of an agricultural animal, as provided in subsection 2, paragraph 'a', is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. b. A person who commits interference with the transportation of an agricultural animal, as provided in subsection 2, paragraph 'b', is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. 5. Notwithstanding subsection 4, a person who commits interference with the transportation of an agricultural animal under subsection 2, paragraph 'a' or 'b', is guiltyof a class 'D' felony if the person has previously been convicted of committing interferencewith the transportation of an agricultural animal under either of those paragraphs. 2021 Acts, ch 46, §1 Sat Dec 23 12:30:27 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 716.13 (2, 0)