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ognized act of training, handling, or
disciplining the vertebrate animal.
(f) When a court imposes a sentence or enters
a dispositional decree under this section, the court:
(1) shall consider requiring:
(A) a person convicted of an offense
under this section; or
(B) a child adjudicated a delinquent
child for committing an act that would
be a crime under this section if com-
mitted by an adult;
to receive psychological, behavioral, or
other counseling as a part of the sentence
or dispositional decree; and
(2) may order an individual described in
subdivision (1) to receive psychological,
behavioral or other counseling as a part of
the sentence or dispositional decree.
35-46-3-12.5. Domestic violence animal
cruelty.
Aperson who knowingly or intentionally kills
a vertebrate animal with the intent to threaten,
intimidate, coerce, harass, or terrorize a family or
household member commits domestic violence
animal cruelty, a Level 6 felony.
35-46-3-13. Removal of vocal cords of
trained attack dog.
(a) A person who knowingly or intentionally
removes the vocal chords of a trained attack dog
commits cruelty to an animal, a Class A misde-
meanor.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this
section that the accused person reasonably believes
that the conduct was necessary to prevent a seri-
ously injured dog from prolonged injury.
35-46-3-14. Bestiality.
Aperson who knowingly or intentionally per-
forms an act involving:
(1) the sex organ of a person and the mouth
or anus of an animal;
(2) the sex organ of an animal and the
mouth or anus of a person;
(3) the penetration of the human female
sex organ by an animal’s sex organ; or
(4) any penetration of the animal’s sex
organ by the human male sex organ;
commits bestiality, a Level 6 felony.
35-46-3-15. Destroying animal by placing
in decompression chamber or
electrocution.
(a) This section does not apply to the follow-
ing:
(1) A state or federally inspected livestock
slaughtering facility (for conduct author-
ized by IC 15-17-5 and rules adopted under
that chapter).
(2) n animal disease diagnostic laboratory
established under IC 21-46-3-1.
(3) A postsecondary educational institu-
tion.
(4) A research facility licensed by the
United States Department of Agriculture.
(b) As used in this section, “animal” has the
meaning set forth in IC 35-46-3-3.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally
destroys or authorizes the destruction of an animal
by:
(1) placing the animal in a decompression
chamber and lowering the pressure of or
the oxygen content in the air surrounding
the animal; or
(2) electrocution;
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
Chapter 5. Offenses Against
Public Sensibility.
35-46-5-1.
Unlawful transfer of human tissue.
35-46-5-2.
Unlawful cloning.
35-46-5-3.
Unlawful transfer of human organism.
35-46-5-4.
Falsification of documents for organ or tis-
sue research or transplantation.
35-46-5-1. Unlawful transfer of human
tissue.
(a) As used in this section, “fetal tissue” means
tissue from an infant or a fetus who is stillborn or
aborted.
(b) As used in this section, “human organ”
means the kidney, liver, heart, lung, cornea, eye,
bone marrow, bone, pancreas, or skin of a human
body.
(c) As used in this section, “item of value”
