{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-13-213","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-13-213","heading":"Bestiality.","body":"(1)\n(a) For purposes of this section:\n(i) \"Animal\" means any live, nonhuman vertebrate creature, including fowl.\n(ii) \"Sexual activity\" means physical sexual contact:\n(A) between the actor and the animal involving the genitals of the actor and the genitals of the animal;\n(B) the genitals of the actor or the animal and the mouth or anus of the actor or the animal; or\n(C) through the actor's use of an object in contact with the genitals or anus of the animal.\n(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-13-101, and 76-13-201 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits bestiality if the actor engages in sexual activity with an animal with the intent to sexually gratify the actor.\n(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-13 Offenses Involving Cruelty to Animals","Part 76-13-2 Cruelty to Animal Offenses"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter13/76-13-S213.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"72ac448d947c0bac576fd380d505a2ade46f1f9684b4cfb9cc418040247c0c4d","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-13-212","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-13-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}