Bill Text: FL S0104 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Sexual Activities Involving Animals [SPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Messages [S0104 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S0104-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 104 
 
By Senator Rich 
34-00233-10                                            2010104__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to sexual activities involving 
3         animals; creating s. 828.126, F.S.; providing 
4         definitions; prohibiting knowing sexual conduct or 
5         sexual contact with an animal; prohibiting specified 
6         related activities; providing penalties; providing 
7         that the act does not apply to certain husbandry, 
8         conformation judging, and veterinary practices; 
9         providing an effective date. 
10 
11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
12 
13         Section 1. Section 828.126, Florida Statutes, is created to 
14  read: 
15         828.126 Sexual activities involving animals.— 
16         (1) As used in this section, the term: 
17         (a) “Sexual conduct” means any touching or fondling by a 
18  person, either directly or through clothing, of the sex organs 
19  or anus of an animal or any transfer or transmission of semen by 
20  the person upon any part of the animal for the purpose of sexual 
21  gratification or arousal of the person. 
22         (b) “Sexual contact” means any contact, however slight, 
23  between the mouth, sex organ, or anus of a person and the sex 
24  organ or anus of an animal, or any penetration, however slight, 
25  of any part of the body of the person into the sex organ or anus 
26  of an animal, or any penetration of the sex organ or anus of the 
27  person into the mouth of the animal, for the purpose of sexual 
28  gratification or sexual arousal of the person. 
29         (2) A person may not: 
30         (a) Knowingly engage in any sexual conduct or sexual 
31  contact with an animal; 
32         (b) Knowingly cause, aid, or abet another person to engage 
33  in any sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal; 
34         (c) Knowingly permit any sexual conduct or sexual contact 
35  with an animal to be conducted on any premises under his or her 
36  charge or control; or 
37         (d) Knowingly organize, promote, conduct, advertise, aid, 
38  abet, participate in as an observer, or perform any service in 
39  the furtherance of an act involving any sexual conduct or sexual 
40  contact with an animal for a commercial or recreational purpose. 
41         (3) A person who violates this section commits a 
42  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 
43  775.082 or s. 775.083. 
44         (4) This section does not apply to accepted animal 
45  husbandry practices, conformation judging practices, or accepted 
46  veterinary medical practices. 
47         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.