Bestiality laws are state specific, in many states there are no laws whatsoever regarding bestiality (nor should there be, IMO), though it could likely be considered animal cruelty if you were raping your cat.
As for your videotape argument, that's a rather absurd logical step. What if I videotape someone stealing a car, does that make the video illegal? What about security camera footage? If you murdered someone & taped it I'm sure the authorities would be very interested in the tape (as evidence in your murder trial), but simply containing footage of a crime does not make the tape illegal.
Child porn is illegal because there are specific laws preventing posession/distribution of sexually explicit material involving children. Raping a child & having child porn are two totally separate offenses.
BTW, for those of you who lust after the family pet(s):
========================[B - STATE LAWS IN THE U.S.]=========================
VAR - Verification of information. Most state/countries laws are only
located in that states/countries local libraries. So only some laws
have been confirmed through research. Others are given by word of
mouth and some have not been researched at all.
C = Confirmed and verifyed laws.
W = laws given by word of mouth (or computer)
- = Laws not known.
LAW - Is their a specific law against bestiality in that state/country.
NONE = No specific law found against bestiality
YES = Law found regarding bestiality.
SN - Statute Number. If a law has been found this is the state/country's
statute number it was found under.
PEN - Penalty classification for violating the law. This may vary between
states/countries. PT = Prison time
STATE/COUNTRY VAR LAW SN PEN
USA LAWS
Alabama: C YES Code of Ala. @13A-6-63 "sodomy in the 1st degree"
(1994) criminal offense.
Alaska: C NONE
Arizona: C NONE
Arkansas: C YES Ark. Stat. Ann. Criminal Offense:
@13A-6-63 (1994) "sodomy in 1st degree"
California: C YES Penal Code Section 286.5 Misdemeanor
Colorado: C NONE
Connecticut: C YES General Statutes of CT Class A misdemeanor
Sec. 53a-73a Sexual assault in the
fourth degree.
Delaware: C YES 11 Del. C. @777 (1993) Class D Criminal felony.
Florida: C NONE
Georgia: C YES O.C.G.A. @16-6-6 (1994) 1-5 yr. jail sentence.
Hawaii: C NONE
Idaho: C YES Idaho Code @18-6605 "length of imprisonment in
(1994) excess of 5 years is left
to discretion of court."
Illinois: C YES 720 ILCS 5/12-12 (1994) Crime.
Indiana: C YES Burn Ind. Code. Ann.
@35-42-4-2 (1994)
Iowa: C NONE
Kansas: C YES K.S.A. @2103506 (1993) Aggravated criminal sodomy
security level 2, felony
Kentucky: C NONE
Louisiana: C YES Revised Statutes 14:89 $2,000 fine and/or 5 years
with or without hard labor.
Maine: C YES 17-A M.R.S. @ 251 (1994) Class C Crime; 3-5 years
Maryland: C YES Unnatural/Perverted up to $1,000 fine,
Sexual Acts Article 27, Max of 10 years PT
Section 553
Massachusetts: C YES Mass. Ann. Laws. Jail sentence of not
ch. 272 @34 (1994) more than 20 years
Michigan: C YES MCL @750.185 (1992) Jail sentence of not more
than 15 years
Minnessota: C YES Minn. Stat. @609.294, Either fine of not more
(1993) than $3,000 or sentence of
not more than 1 year.
Mississippi: C YES Miss. Code. Ann., Sentence of not more than
@97-29-59 10 years.
Missouri: C NONE
Montana: C YES Mont. Code. Ann., 10 year sentence and/or
@45-5-505 (1994) $50,000 fine.
Nebraska: C NONE
Nevada: C NONE
New Hampshire: C NONE
New Jersey: C NONE
New Mexico: C NONE
New York: C YES NY CLS Penal @130.20 Class A misdemeanor.
(1994)
North Carolina: C YES N.C. Gen. Stat. @14-177 Class I felony. 3-10 years
(1994)
North Dakota: C YES N.D. Cent. Code Various penalties, and can
@12.1-20-03, 12.1-20-07, be considered either
12.1-20-12(1993) "gross sexual imposition,"
"sexual assault" or
"deviate sexual act"
Ohio: C NONE
Oklahoma: C YES 21 Okl. St. @886 (1994) "imprisonment not to
exceed 10 years"
Oregon: C NONE
Pennsylvania: C YES 18 Pa. C. S. @3101,
3123 and 3124 (1994)
Rhode Island: C YES R.I. Gen. Laws @11-10-1 7-20 years.
(1993)
South Carolina: C YES S.C. Code Ann. 5 yrs jail and/or fine of
@16-15-120 (1993) at least $500
South Dakota: C NONE
Tennessee: C YES Tenn. Code. Ann.
@39-13-501 (1994)
Texas: C NONE
Utah: C YES Bestiality 76-9-301.8 Class B Misdemeanor
Vermont: C NONE
Virginia: C YES Va. Code. Ann. Class 6 Felony
@18.2-361 (1994)
Washington: C NONE
Washington DC: C YES DC Code @22-3502 (1994) Fine not more than $1,000
("Sexual Psychopath" and/or sentence of not
chapter) more than 10 yrs
West Virginia: C NONE
Wisconsin: C YES Wis. State. @944.17 None listed
(1993)
Wyoming: C NONE
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