Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-14-122 — Bestiality
Arkansas § 5-14-122
JurisdictionArkansas
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Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-14-122 (2026).
Text
(a)As used in this section, "animal" means any dead or alive nonhuman vertebrate.
(b)A person commits bestiality if he or she performs or submits to any act of sexual gratification with an animal involving his or her or the animal's sex organs and the mouth, anus, penis, or vagina of the other.
(c)Bestiality is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Related
Jegley v. Picado
80 S.W.3d 332 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2002)
Bryant v. Picado
996 S.W.2d 17 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1999)
Opinion No.
(Arkansas Attorney General Reports, 1995)
Legislative History
Acts 1977, No. 828, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1813; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 496; 2007, No. 827, § 30.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
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