Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-601
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-601, part of Wyoming’s Wyoming Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wyoming, organized into 40+ numbered titles by subject. This particular section falls under Title 6, “Crimes and Offenses.”
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Bestiality; penalty
Official statutory text
(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Actor" means the person accused of bestiality;
(ii) "Sexual act with an animal" means any act, between a person and an animal involving direct physical contact between the genitals of one and the mouth, anus or genitals of the other. A sexual act with an animal may be proved without evidence of penetration.
(b) An actor commits the crime of bestiality if the actor knowingly:
(i) Engages in a sexual act with an animal;
(ii) Causes, aids or abets another in engaging in a sexual act with an animal;
(iii) Uses any part of the actor's body or an object to sexually stimulate an animal; or
(iv) For the purpose of sexual gratification, the actor visually records a person engaging in a sexual act with an animal.
(c) Bestiality is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
(d) This section shall not apply to or prohibit normal, ordinary or accepted practices involved in animal husbandry, artificial insemination or veterinary medicine.
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(i) "Actor" means the person accused of bestiality;
(ii) "Sexual act with an animal" means any act, between a person and an animal involving direct physical contact between the genitals of one and the mouth, anus or genitals of the other. A sexual act with an animal may be proved without evidence of penetration.
(b) An actor commits the crime of bestiality if the actor knowingly:
(i) Engages in a sexual act with an animal;
(ii) Causes, aids or abets another in engaging in a sexual act with an animal;
(iii) Uses any part of the actor's body or an object to sexually stimulate an animal; or
(iv) For the purpose of sexual gratification, the actor visually records a person engaging in a sexual act with an animal.
(c) Bestiality is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
(d) This section shall not apply to or prohibit normal, ordinary or accepted practices involved in animal husbandry, artificial insemination or veterinary medicine.
ARTICLE 7 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFENSES
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