South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-22-43 — Sexual act with an animal defined--Proof
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 22: Sex Offenses, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-22-43
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
For the purposes of § 22-22-42, the term, 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 or anus of the other, or direct physical contact between the genitals of one and the genitals of the other. A sexual act with an animal may be proved without evidence of penetration.
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