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18 U.S. Code § 48 | 18 U.S. Code § 48 | ||
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``(f) Definitions.--In this section-- | |||
``(1) the term `animal crushing' means actual conduct in | |||
which one or more living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or | |||
amphibians is purposely crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, | |||
impaled, or otherwise subjected to serious bodily injury (as | |||
defined in section 1365 and including conduct that, if committed | |||
against a person and in the special maritime and territorial | |||
jurisdiction of the United States, would violate section 2241 or | |||
2242); | |||
``(2) the term `animal crush video' means any photograph, | |||
motion-picture film, video or digital recording, or electronic | |||
image that-- | |||
``(A) depicts animal crushing; and | |||
``(B) is obscene; and | |||
``(3) the term `euthanizing an animal' means the humane | |||
destruction of an animal accomplished by a method that-- | |||
``(A) produces rapid unconsciousness and subsequent | |||
death without evidence of pain or distress; or | |||
``(B) uses anesthesia produced by an agent that | |||
causes painless loss of consciousness and subsequent | |||
death.''. | |||
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(d) Exceptions.— | (d) Exceptions.— |