| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to sexual activities involving animals; |
| 3 | creating s. 828.126, F.S.; providing definitions; |
| 4 | prohibiting knowing sexual conduct or sexual contact with |
| 5 | an animal; prohibiting specified related activities; |
| 6 | providing penalties; providing that the act does not apply |
| 7 | to certain husbandry, conformation judging practices, and |
| 8 | veterinary practices; providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Section 828.126, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 13 | to read: |
| 14 | 828.126 Sexual activities involving animals.-- |
| 15 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
| 16 | (a) "Sexual conduct" means any touching or fondling by a |
| 17 | person, either directly or through clothing, of the sex organs |
| 18 | or anus of an animal or any transfer or transmission of semen by |
| 19 | the person upon any part of the animal for the purpose of sexual |
| 20 | gratification or arousal of the person. |
| 21 | (b) "Sexual contact" means any contact, however slight, |
| 22 | between the mouth, sex organ, or anus of a person and the sex |
| 23 | organ or anus of an animal, or any penetration, however slight, |
| 24 | of any part of the body of the person into the sex organ or anus |
| 25 | of an animal, or any penetration of the sex organ or anus of the |
| 26 | person into the mouth of the animal, for the purpose of sexual |
| 27 | gratification or sexual arousal of the person. |
| 28 | (2) A person may not: |
| 29 | (a) Knowingly engage in any sexual conduct or sexual |
| 30 | contact with an animal; |
| 31 | (b) Knowingly cause, aid, or abet another person to engage |
| 32 | in any sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal; |
| 33 | (c) Knowingly permit any sexual conduct or sexual contact |
| 34 | with an animal to be conducted on any premises under his or her |
| 35 | charge or control; or |
| 36 | (d) Knowingly organize, promote, conduct, advertise, aid, |
| 37 | abet, participate in as an observer, or perform any service in |
| 38 | the furtherance of an act involving any sexual conduct or sexual |
| 39 | contact with an animal for a commercial or recreational purpose. |
| 40 | (3) A person who violates this section commits a felony of |
| 41 | the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. |
| 42 | 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 43 | (4) This section does not apply to accepted animal |
| 44 | husbandry practices, conformation judging practices, or accepted |
| 45 | veterinary medical practices. |
| 46 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009. |