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.