Bill Text: IA SSB1169 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the definition of "circus" and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-02-28 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1169 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB1169-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1169
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
ZUMBACH)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
definition
of
“circus”
and
making
1
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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S.F.
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Section
1.
Section
717F.1,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(2)
Entertainment
that
involves
an
activity
in
which
a
3
member
of
the
public
is
in
close
proximity
to
the
dangerous
4
wild
animal,
including
but
not
limited
to
a
contest
,
or
a
5
photographic
opportunity
,
or
a
controlled
ride
on
an
animal
6
defined
in
subsection
5,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(6)
.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
expands
exclusions
to
the
definition
of
“circus”
11
to
include
a
controlled
ride
on
an
elephant.
12
Under
current
law,
a
circus
is
exempt
from
certain
13
possession
and
registration
requirements
of
dangerous
wild
14
animals
pursuant
to
Code
chapter
717F.
An
elephant
is
15
considered
a
dangerous
wild
animal
pursuant
to
Code
section
16
717F.1.
Under
the
bill,
a
person
who
owns
or
possesses
an
17
elephant
for
the
purpose
of
offering
controlled
rides
on
the
18
elephant
shall
not
be
considered
to
qualify
as
a
circus,
and
if
19
not
otherwise
meeting
an
exemption
listed
in
Code
chapter
717F
20
is
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
of
not
less
than
$200
and
not
more
21
than
$2,000
for
each
wild
animal
involved
in
the
violation.
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