The Standing Committee on Business and Industry recommends that the Storting adopt a legislative amendment proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The amendment introduces an explicit ban on producing, sharing, possessing, and displaying depictions of sexual abuse of animals. The committee believes the ban will make it easier to detect, investigate, and prevent such abuse.
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A new § 14 a shall read: § 14 a Depictions and display of sexual abuse of animals. It is prohibited to: produce depictions of sexual contact with animals or sexual acts involving animals; offer, transfer to another person, make available, or otherwise seek to distribute depictions as described in point a; obtain, import, or possess such depictions as described in point a, or gain access to such material; or attend a display of sexual contact with animals or sexual acts involving animals. This provision does not apply to displays or depictions that may be considered justified for artistic, scientific, informational, or similar purposes.