Part 1Sexual Offences
Other offences
69Intercourse with an animal
F11
A person commits an offence if—
a
he intentionally performs an act of penetration with his penis,
b
what is penetrated is the vagina or anus of a living animal, and
c
he knows that, or is reckless as to whether, that is what is penetrated.
2
A person (A) commits an offence if—
a
A intentionally causes, or allows, A’s vagina or anus to be penetrated,
b
the penetration is by the penis of a living animal, and
c
A knows that, or is reckless as to whether, that is what A is being penetrated by.
3
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.