As used in the Animal Sexual Abuse Act:A. 'animal' means any wild or domestic fauna, including livestock, alive or dead, in any setting, that is not a human being; B. 'coerce' means the use of threat, physical force or violence against another person to commit an act of bestiality; C. 'manipulate' means the use of persuasion, extortion, retaliation, deceit or other acts not involving force or coercion to cause another person to commit an act of bestiality;D. 'orifice' means the mouth, vulva or anus;E. 'sexual contact with an animal' means:(1) the intentional insertion of the genitals or mouth of an animal into an orifice of a human's body;(2) the intentional insertion of the genitals or mouth of a human into an orifice of an animal's body;(3) the intentional insertion of an object into the genitals or anus of an animal; and(4) contact, handling or stimulation of the genitals or anus of an animal by a human.'Sexual contact with an animal' does not include accepted veterinary medical practices; accepted animal husbandry, care and grooming practices in the caretaking of animals; accepted practices related to the insemination of animals for the purpose of procreation; or accepted l practices; accepted animal husbandry, care and grooming practices in the caretaking of animals; accepted practices related to the insemination of animals for the purpose of procreation; or accepted practices related to conformation judging; andF. 'solicit' means to entice, induce, encourage or attempt to persuade another person to commit an act of bestiality.History: 1978 Comp., § 30-9A-2, enacted by Laws 2023, ch. 42, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2023, ch. 42 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
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