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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="10-606" title_number="10" title_name="Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Crimes Relating to Animals">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “sexual contact with an animal” means any act:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>involving:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a person touching the sex organ or anus of an animal;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>contact between:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>the sex organ or anus of a person and the mouth, sex organ, or anus of an animal; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>the sex organ or anus of an animal, and the mouth, sex organ, or anus of a person; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>insertion of:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>any part of the body of a person into the opening of the vagina or anus of an animal;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>any part of an animal’s body into the opening of the vagina or anus of a person; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="C">
          <text>any object into the opening of the vagina or anus of an animal; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>committed for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, abuse, or financial gain.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Sexual contact with an animal” does not include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>an accepted veterinary practice;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>artificial insemination of an animal for reproductive purposes;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>accepted animal husbandry practices, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>grooming;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>raising;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>breeding;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>assisting with the birthing process; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>any other activity that provides care for an animal; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>generally accepted practices relating to the judging of breed confirmation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>intentionally:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>mutilate an animal;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>torture an animal;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>cruelly beat an animal;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>cruelly kill an animal; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>engage in sexual contact with an animal; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>cause, procure, or authorize an act prohibited under item (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of aggravated cruelty to animals and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>As a condition of sentencing, the court may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>order a defendant convicted of violating this section to:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>participate in and pay for psychological counseling; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>pay, in addition to any other fines and costs, all reasonable costs incurred in removing, housing, treating, or euthanizing an animal confiscated from the defendant; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>prohibit a defendant from owning, possessing, or residing with an animal for a specified period of time.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
