New Zealand law explained for everyone
If you do something indecent with an animal, you can be sent to prison. The longest time you could be in prison for this is 3 years. This law applies to everyone. Indecency means doing something that is not appropriate or proper, especially in a sexual way. The law doesn’t say exactly what counts as an indecent act with an animal, but it’s something that is not okay to do.
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or “New Zealand citizens or residents can be punished for sexual acts with young people in other countries.”Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who commits any act of indecency with an animal.