If you commit bestiality, you can go to prison for up to 7 years. This means you can be punished if you do something sexual with an animal. The law considers this offence to be complete as soon as there is penetration.
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Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who commits bestiality.
This offence is complete upon penetration.
