Part 1Sexual Offences

Other offences

69Intercourse with an animal

F1(1)

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.