{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-702.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 702.3","heading":"Animal.","body":"An “animal” is a nonhuman vertebrate.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 702 - DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/702.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"409f51222ca42fed9e9a6d775b8ea9d0a03899ac37ba84c03772c65331a3fef6","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-702.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-702.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}