{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-717d.4","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 717D.4","heading":"Penalties.","body":"1. Except as provided in section 717D.2, subsection 10, a person who violates a provision of this chapter commits a class “D” felony.\n2. A person who violates section 717D.2, subsection 10, by acting as a spectator of a contest event conducted in this state commits the following:\na. An aggravated misdemeanor for the first offense.\nb. A class “D” felony for a second or subsequent offense.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 717D - ANIMAL CONTEST EVENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/717D.4.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:18Z","sha256":"1a0584531f8e26d4ced250291a3e709dc025142cf5eb087ccbcb0a42a05665af","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-717d.3","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-717d.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}