AB 391 — Creates the crime of bestiality. (BDR 15-29)

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391391–Assemblymen ACarrillo, SSEMBLYSwank, BOhrenschall, ILLEllison; N O.

391–AMonroe-Moreno SSEMBLYMENand CSprinkle ARRILLO(by ,request) SWANKCHAPTER.......... , O HRENSCHALL , ELLISON ;

M ONROE -M ORENO AND SPRINKLE BY REQUEST ) M ARCH 20, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Creates the crime of bestiality.

(BDR 15-29) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

Increases or Newly Provides for Term of Imprisonment in County or City Jail or Detention Facility.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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LegislativeLegiExisting Counsel’slaw Digest:creates various crimes against public decency and good morals and provides penalties to be imposed upon persons who commit such crimes.

Existing law creates various crimes against public decency and good morals and provides penalties to be imposed upon persons who commit such crimes.

Under this bill, a person who commits the crime of bestiality is guilty of a gross animalmisdemeanor, diesexcept orthat suffersthe seriouspenalty bodilyis injuryincreased asto thea resultcategory ofD thefelony crime;if:

or(1) (2)the thee person has a previous felony conviction for animal cruelty.

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

- 79th Session (2017) – 2 – (d) Engages in, organizes, promotes, conducts, advertises, aids, abets, participates in and is physically present as an observer, or performs any service in the furtherance of an act involving any sexual conduct with an animal;

or (e) Photographs or films, for purposes of his or her sexual gratification or the sexual gratification of another person, a person engaged in sexual conduct with an animal.

(b) Not harboring, owning, possessing, keeping or exercising control over any animal, not residing in any household where an animal is present and not working at or volunteering for a business, animal shelter or other place where the person may access an animal, for a period determined by the court.

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(b) Paying all reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of the animal involved in the crime and any other animal relinquished by the person to an animal shelter, an organization that takes into custody animals which have been - 79th Session (2017) – 3 – abused or neglected, or a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals established pursuant to NRS 574.010.

(b) “Animal shelter” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS(c) “Licensed veterinarian” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 574.240.638.007.

(c) “Licensed veterinarian” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 638.007.

or (IV) Any accepted medical procedure performed by a licensed veterinarian while engaging in the practice of veterinary - *AB391_R1* – 4 – medicine or by his or her employee while acting under his or her supervision.

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