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 practices related to conformation judging; and F. "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. Effective 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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