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.