{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-717b.9","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 717B.9","heading":"Injury or interference with a police service dog.","body":"1. A person who knowingly, and willfully or maliciously torments, strikes, administers a nonpoisonous desensitizing substance to, or otherwise interferes with a police service dog, without inflicting serious injury on the dog, commits a serious misdemeanor.\n2. A person who knowingly, and willfully or maliciously does any of the following commits a class “D” felony:\na. Tortures a police service dog.\nb. Injures, so as to disfigure or disable, a police service dog.\nc. Sets a booby trap device for purposes of injuring, so as to disfigure or disable, or killing a police service dog.\nd. Pays or agrees to pay a bounty for purposes of injury, so as to disfigure or disable, or killing a police service dog.\ne. Kills a police service dog.\nf. Administers poison to a police service dog.\n3. As used in this section, “police service dog” means a dog used by a peace officer or correctional officer in the performance of the officer’s duties, whether or not the dog is on duty.\n4. This section does not apply to a peace officer or veterinarian who terminates the life of such a dog for the purpose of relieving the dog of undue pain or suffering, or to a person who justifiably acts in defense of self or another.","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.9.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:18Z","sha256":"15c99639643279958b0a8c9716317fb62bcfc37e438b3a38f92c601369989b22","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-717b.8","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-717c.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}