Utah legal term
Sexual conduct with an animal in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Sexual conduct with an animal” 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 Utah criminal code.
What does “Sexual conduct with an animal” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Sexual conduct with an animal" means an act of sexual intercourse, or any touching of an individual's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if the individual is a female, breast, between a human and an animal in an act of apparent or actual sexual stimulation or gratification. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-5c-101)
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