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Idaho Code § 18-5003: Cannibalism defined — Punishment.

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  1. TITLE 18 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
  2. CHAPTER 50 MAYHEM

(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.

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