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South Dakota · Through 2026-08-31 · Newer source version available

SDCL § 22-22-42: Bestiality--Acts constituting--Commission a felony.

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  1. TITLE 22. CRIMES
  2. CHAPTER 22-22. SEX OFFENSES

No person, for the purpose of that person's sexual gratification, may:

(1) Engage in a sexual act with an animal; or

(2) Coerce any other person to engage in a sexual act with an animal; or

(3) Use any part of the person's body or an object to sexually stimulate an animal; or

(4) Videotape a person engaging in a sexual act with an animal; or

(5) Kill or physically abuse an animal.

Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of the crime of bestiality. Bestiality is a Class 6 felony. However, if the person has been previously convicted of a sex crime pursuant to § 22-24B-1, any subsequent violation of this section is a Class 5 felony.

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