HB672:

Sexual abuse of animals; penalty.

Bill Summary:

Sexual abuse of animals; penalty. Provides
that any person who knowingly (i) engages in sexual contact with
an animal; (ii) causes another person by force, threat, or intimidation
to engage in sexual contact with an animal; (iii) advertises, solicits,
offers, sells, purchases, or possesses an animal with the intent
that the animal be subject to sexual contact; (iv) permits sexual
contact with an animal to be conducted on any premises under his
ownership or control; (v) produces, distributes, publishes, sells,
transmits, finances, possesses with the intent to distribute, publish,
sell, or transmit, or makes any attempt to produce, distribute, publish,
sell, transmit, or finance an obscene item depicting a person engaged
in sexual contact with an animal is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The
bill also provides that any person convicted of sexual abuse of an
animal may be prohibited from possessing, owning, or exercising control
over any animal for a period of up to five years and may be ordered
to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric
or psychological counseling.