South Dakota Statutes
§ 22-22-42 — Bestiality--Acts constituting--Commission a felony.
South Dakota § 22-22-42
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-22-42 (2026).
Text
No person, for the purpose of that person's sexual gratification, may:
(1)Engage in a sexual act with an animal; or (2) Coerce any other person to engage in a sexual act with an animal; or (3) Use any part of the person's body or an object to sexually stimulate an animal; or (4) Videotape a person engaging in a sexual act with an animal; or (5) Kill or physically abuse an animal. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of the crime of bestiality. Bestiality is a Class 6 felony. However, if the person has been previously convicted of a sex crime pursuant to § 22-24B-1 , any subsequent violation of this section is a Class 5 felony.
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Legislative History
SL 2003, ch 127, § 1; SL 2005, ch 120, § 406.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 22-22-42, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/22-22-42.