{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-717b.6","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 717B.6","heading":"Destruction and disposition of wild animals.","body":"A person may humanely destroy a wild animal as defined in section 481A.1, if the wild animal is permanently distressed by injury or disease to a degree that results in severe and prolonged suffering. The destroyed animal shall be subject to disposition as provided by rules adopted by the natural resource commission pursuant to chapter 17A.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 717B - MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/717B.6.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:18Z","sha256":"3f26dd0b1630f7752e4f3e4cc17dc0dd3c2d635bf552dc3cfe55ad43b454810f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-717b.5","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-717b.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}