RSA 644:8-g Bestiality

• Library: New Hampshire Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: RSA 644:8-g

I.A person commits bestiality by knowingly committing any of the following acts:

(a) Engaging in sexual contact or sexual penetration with an animal for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification.

(b) Offering or accepting the offer of an animal for consideration with the intent that it be subject to sexual contact or sexual penetration by a human.

(c) Photographing or filming or distributing such photographs or films, for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, of a person engaged in sexual contact or sexual penetration with an animal.

II.Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class B felony for a second or subsequent offense.

III.In addition to any other penalty imposed for a violation of this section, the court shall order that the convicted person:

(a) Submit to a psychological assessment and participate in appropriate counseling at the convicted person's own expense.

(b) Reimburse an animal shelter for any reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of any animal that was taken to the animal shelter as a result of conduct proscribed by this section.

(c) Shall not own, harbor, exercise control over, or reside in the same household with any animal for a period of time deemed reasonable by the court.