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Bestiality Legal States

Bestiality Legal States: compare 50 US states on 5 metrics.

Law50 states · 5 metricsUpdated Jul 16, 2026Original page
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Beastiality Legal Classification/Type of Offense

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1New YorkMcKinney's Penal Law § 130.20https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/130.202026
1West Virginia——2026
1Delaware11 Del.C. § 775https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-11-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/de-code-sect-11-775/2026
4CaliforniaCal. Penal Code § 286.5https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=286.5.2025
4FloridaWest's F. S. A. 828.126https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0800-0899/0828/Sections/0828.126.html2025
4Pennsylvania18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3129https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?TTL=18&DIV=00.&CHAPTER=031.&SECTION=029.&SUBSCTN=000.2025
4Illinois720 I.L.C.S. 5/12-35https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-720-criminal-offenses/il-st-sect-720-5-12-35/2025
4MichiganM.C.L.A. 750.158https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-750-1582025
4New JerseyN. J. S. A. 4:22-17https://www.nj.gov/health/vph/documents/4_22-17%20Text%202018.pdf2025
4VirginiaVa. Code Ann. § 18.2-361https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter8/section18.2-361/2025
4WashingtonWest's RCWA 16.52.205https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=16.52.2052025
4ArizonaA.R.S. § 13-1411https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/01411.htm2025
4MissouriV.A.M.S. 566.111https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=566.1112025
4ColoradoC. R. S. A. § 18-9-202https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-18-criminal-code/co-rev-st-sect-18-9-202/2025
4WisconsinW.S.A. 944.17; 944.18https://wilawlibrary.gov/elements/elements-944.html2025
4MinnesotaM.S.A. § 609.294https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.2942025
4South CarolinaCode 1976 § 16-15-120https://www.scstatehouse.gov/Archives/CodeofLaws2007/t16c015.php2025
4AlabamaAL Code § 13A-6-221https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-6/article-10/section-13a-6-221/2025
4KentuckyKRS § 525.137https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=493512025
4Oklahoma21 Okl. St. Ann. § 886https://govt.westlaw.com/okjc/Document/N967199B1897D11F0A814AB0A1141A7DD?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)2025
4UtahU.C.A. 1953 § 76-9-301.8https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter9/C76-9-S301.8_1800010118000101.pdf2025
4NevadaN. R. S. 201.455https://law.justia.com/codes/nevada/chapter-201/statute-201-455/2025
4KansasS.A. 21-5504https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch21/021_055_0004.html2025
4MississippiMiss. Code Ann. § 97-29-59https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-97/chapter-29/in-general/section-97-29-59/2025
4New HampshireN.H. Rev. Stat. § 644:8ghttps://law.justia.com/codes/new-hampshire/title-lxii/chapter-644/section-644-8-g/2025
4Maine17 M.R.S.A. § 1031https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17/title17sec1031.html2025
4South Dakota§ 22-22-42https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-22-422025
4AlaskaAS § 03.55.100 - 190; AS § 11.61.140 - 145https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-11-criminal-law/ak-st-sect-11-61-140/#2025
4WyomingW.S.1977 § 6-4-601https://law.justia.com/codes/wyoming/title-6/chapter-4/article-6/section-6-4-601/2025
30TexasV. T. C. A., Penal Code § 21.09https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/penal-code/penal-sect-21-09/2024
30OhioR.C. § 959.21; § 959.99https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/springdale/latest/spring_oh/0-0-0-589342024
30GeorgiaGa. Code Ann., § 16-6-6https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-16/chapter-6/section-16-6-6/?__cf_chl_f_tk=BgRHwKiiWnh54Gz.IGNKdKWOtvbtXYl8.UkhwVAlWcg-1783349767-1.0.1.1-Ektlvkdom8GZ_ound7wfJmRi5c1C337Gs.xY0_dYJBI2024
30TennesseeT. C. A. § 39-14-214https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-39/chapter-14/part-2/section-39-14-214/2024
30IndianaI.C. 35-46-3-14https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-35/article-46/chapter-3/section-35-46-3-14/2024
30ConnecticutC. G. S. A. § 53a-73ahttps://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-53a-penal-code/ct-gen-st-sect-53a-73b/2024
30ArkansasA.C.A. § 5-14-122https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/title-5/subtitle-2/chapter-14/subchapter-1/section-5-14-122/2024
30New MexicoNMSA 1978, § 30-9A-3https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-30/article-9a/section-30-9a-3/2024
30IdahoI.C. § 18-6602https://law.justia.com/codes/idaho/title-18/chapter-66/section-18-6602/2024
30NebraskaNeb. Rev. St. § 28-1010https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=28-10102024
30MontanaCA 45-8-218https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-45-crimes/mt-st-45-8-218/2024
30Rhode IslandGen.Laws 1956, § 11-10-1https://law.justia.com/codes/rhode-island/title-11/chapter-11-10/section-11-10-1/2024
30North DakotaNDCC, § 12.1-20-12https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c20.pdf2024
30Vermont13 V.S.A. § 352https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/008/003522024
44North CarolinaN.C.G.S.A. § 14-177https://law.justia.com/codes/north-carolina/chapter-14/article-26/section-14-177/2023
44MarylandMD Code, Criminal Law, § 3-322https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2023/criminal-law/title-3/subtitle-3/section-3-322/2023
44LouisianaLSA-R.S. 14:89.3https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=11067162023
44OregonO. R. S. § 167.333https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_167.3332023
48HawaiiHRS § 711-1109.8https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/title-37/chapter-711/section-711-1109-8/2021
49MassachusettsM.G.L.A. 272 § 77https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section772019
49IowaI.C.A. § 717C.1https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ico/chapter/717C.pdf2019

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Where does this bestiality legal states data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State Animal Sexual Assault Laws - Animal Law; West Virginia is the Only Remaining State that Doesn't Ban Bestiality - ALDF; HB1085 - Hawaii State Legislature; Bestiality bill passes New Mexico Senate - Nexstar Media.

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