Florida legal term
Sexual bestiality in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Sexual bestiality” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Sexual bestiality” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Sexual bestiality” means any sexual act, actual or simulated, between a person and an animal involving the sex organ of the one and the mouth, anus, or female genitals of the other.(h) “Sexual conduct” means actual or simulated sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse, sexual bestiality, masturbation, or sadomasochistic abuse; actual or simulated lewd exhibition of the genitals; actual physical contact with a person’s clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person is a female, breast with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either party; or any (Fla. Stat. § 775.0847)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an employee
- Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person or disabled person
- Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age
- Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school
- Sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties
Related terms in the same statutes
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