§ 716.14

716.14 Unauthorized sampling. 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. 'Agricultural crop' means a plant produced for food, animal feed, fiber, oil, or fuel if the plant is classified as a forage or cereal plant, including but not limited to alfalfa, barley,buckwheat, corn, flax, forage, hemp as defined in section 204.2, millet, oats, popcorn, rye,sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, wheat, and grasses used for forage or silage. A plant whichis a noxious weed pursuant to section 317.1A shall not be considered an agricultural cropunless the plant is produced as a research crop. c. (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.

. (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. 2. A person commits unauthorized sampling if the person knowingly enters private property, without consent of the owner or any other person having real or apparent authorityto grant consent, and obtains samples of any of the following: a. Bodily fluids or substances from an agricultural animal.b. Any product from an agricultural animal.c. Soil, air, surface water, or ground water from land or structures used for the production of an agricultural animal or the production of an agricultural crop. 3. A person who commits unauthorized sampling as provided in subsection 2 is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. 4. Notwithstanding subsection 3, a person who commits unauthorized sampling as provided in subsection 2 is guilty of a class 'D' felony if the person has previously beenconvicted of committing unauthorized sampling under subsection 2.

person who commits unauthorized sampling as provided in subsection 2 is guilty of a class 'D' felony if the person has previously beenconvicted of committing unauthorized sampling under subsection 2. 2021 Acts, ch 83, §1; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §103 Sat Dec 23 12:30:28 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 716.14 (3, 0)