(1) A person is guilty of a felony when he commits any of the following acts with, upon, or in the presence of a child as part of a ceremony, rite or any similar observance:
(a)  Actually or in simulation, tortures, mutilates or sacrifices any warm-blooded animal or human being;
(b)  Forces ingestion, injection or other application of any narcotic, drug, hallucinogen or anaesthetic for the purpose of dulling sensitivity, cognition, recollection of, or resistance to any criminal activity;
(c)  Forces ingestion, or external application, of human or animal urine, feces, flesh, blood, bones, body secretions, nonprescribed drugs or chemical compounds;
(d)  Involves the child in a mock, unauthorized or unlawful marriage ceremony with another person or representation of any force or deity, followed by sexual contact with the child;
(e)  Places a living child into a coffin or open grave containing a human corpse or remains;
(f)  Threatens death or serious harm to a child, his parents, family, pets or friends which instills a well-founded fear in the child that the threat will be carried out; or
(g)  Unlawfully dissects, mutilates, or incinerates a human corpse.
(2)  The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to:
(a)  Lawful agricultural, animal husbandry, food preparation or wild game hunting and fishing practices and specifically the branding or identification of livestock;
(b)  The lawful medical practice of circumcision or any ceremony related thereto; or
(c)  Any state or federally approved, licensed or funded research project.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 18-1506A

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
    • (3)  Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of not more than life.
    (4)  For the purposes of this section, "child" means any person under eighteen (18) years of age.