Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against morality and decency, sexual crimes, and crimes against public welfare - Sexual crimes

142A: Compelling indecent act with animal

You could also call this:

“Making someone do something rude with an animal is against the law and can get you in big trouble.”

You can get in serious trouble if you force someone to do indecent things with an animal. This includes using force or threatening to use force to make another person do something indecent with an animal. It doesn’t matter if there’s penetration or not. If you do this, you could go to prison for up to 14 years.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM329256.

Topics:
Crime and justice > Criminal law
Previous

142: Anal intercourse, or

“This law about private body parts is no longer in use.”

Next

143: Bestiality, or

“It's against the law to have sexual contact with animals.”

Part 7 Crimes against morality and decency, sexual crimes, and crimes against public welfare
Sexual crimes

142ACompelling indecent act with animal

  1. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who compels any other person, by the actual or threatened application of force to that other person or some other person, to perform, or to submit to or acquiesce in, any act of indecency with an animal, whether or not involving penetration.

  2. Repealed
Notes
  • Section 142A: inserted, on , by section 3 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 3) 1985 (1985 No 160).
  • Section 142A(2): repealed, on , by section 164(b) of the Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9).