HB 52 — HARM TO COMPANION ANIMALS AS DOMESTIC ABUSE

HOUSE BILL 52 54THTH LEGISLATURE - STATESTATEOFNEWMEXICO- OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSIO,SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Joanne J.

Ferrary 6Pursuant 8to 10House ANRule ACT24-1, RELATINGthis TOdocument DOMESTICincorporates VIOLENCE;amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

RECOGNIZINGIt HARMis ORa THREATENEDtool HARMto TOshow COMPANIONthe ANIMALSamendments ASin DOMESTICcontext ABUSE.and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.

14AN BEACT ITRELATING ENACTEDTO BYDOMESTIC THEVIOLENCE; LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

SECTIONRECOGNIZING 1.HARM OR THREATENED h HARM TO COMPANION ANIMALS AS DOMESTIC ABUSE.

Sectiong 40-13-2o NMSAt 1978hr (beingg Lawse 1987,i Chapterk 286,BE SectionIT 2,ENACTED asBY amended)THE isLEGISLATURE amendedOF toTHE read:STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

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DEFINITIONS.--AsSection used40-13-2 inNMSA the1978 Family(being ViolenceLaws w1987, lh n, dt, 18Chapter Protection286, Act:Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:

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"court""continuing meanspersonal therelationship" districtmeans courta ofdating the judicial u [ district where an alleged victim of domestic abuse resides or .211671.1intimate isrelationship; found;

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"co-parents" means persons who have a child in common, regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time;

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"court" means the district court of the judicial district where an alleged victim of domestic abuse resides or is found;

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h (d) a threat causing imminent fear of g o t hr bodily injury by any household member;

g e i k (e) criminal trespass;

h r i s (f) criminal damage to property;

h , t, e u g (g) repeatedly driving by a residence or e b l e e h work place;

n d d i = = o h (h) telephone harassment;

el e] 17b ,d i a º e (i) harassment;

er i = r t e nw d 18m a n o (j) strangulation;

=d =m l: ] 19 (k) suffocation;

orb ae ld rs iº 20o (l)t harmn or= threatened.211671.1 harms tok childrenm te - 2 - e a tn ase setd forthr ine thisl paragraph;u [ A d (k) suffocation;

[andor ](l) mharm mor 21threatened eharm dto rchildren eas 22set (3)forth means an incident by a household member c e r c 23 consisting of or resulting in thethis actparagraph; or threat of:

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or(a) (b)intentionally or maliciously killingtorturing, mutilating, injuring or poisoning a HJCºhousehold member’s»HJC companion animal;

or (b) HJCºintentionally or»HJC maliciously killing a HJCºhousehold member’s»HJC companion animal;

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"household member" means a spouse, former spouse, parent, present or former stepparent, present or former [parent in-lawin-law] ] parent-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law,grandparent- in-law, child, stepchild, grandchild, co-parent of a child or a h person with whom the petitioner has had a continuing personal g o t hr relationship.

Cohabitation is not necessary to be deemed a g e i k household member for purposes of this section;

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"mutual order of protection" means h , t, e u g an order of protection that includes provisions that protect e b l e e h both parties;

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"order of protection" means an l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r injunction or a restraining or other court order granted for thet protectione ofw ed em 17a n o the protection of a victim of domestic abuse;

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