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TITLE 18
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 50
MAYHEM
18-5003.  Cannibalism defined — Punishment. (1) Any person who wilfully ingests the flesh or blood of a human being is guilty of cannibalism.
(2)  It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of the provisions of this section that the action was taken under extreme life-threatening conditions as the only apparent means of survival.
(3)  Cannibalism is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding fourteen (14) years.

History:
[18-5003, added 1990, ch. 210, sec. 2, p. 468.]


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