717B.3B Animal mistreatment — court order — evaluation and treatment. 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 psychologicalor psychiatric evaluation and to undergo any treatment that the court determines to beappropriate 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 aggravatedmisdemeanor or class 'D' felony pursuant to section 717B.3, or animal torture pursuant tosection 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 ajuvenile. 4. An order made under this section is in addition to any other order or sentence of the court. 5. eatment ordered by the court shall be borne by the convicted person, unless the person is ajuvenile. 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. 2020 Acts, ch 1111, §8 Sat Dec 23 12:30:42 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 717B.3B (3, 0)
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