Ohio Code § 959.21
Ohio Code § 959.21. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 959.21.
(A) As used in this section: (1) “ Animal ” means a nonhuman mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, either dead or alive. (2) “ Offense ” means a violation of this section or an attempt, in violation of section 2923.02 of the Revised Code , to violate this section. (3) “Officer” has the same meaning as in section 959.132 of the Revised Code . (4) “ Sexual conduct ” means either of the following committed for the purpose of sexual gratification: (a) Any act done between a person and animal that involves contact of the penis of one
and the vulva of the other, the penis of one and the penis of the other, the penis
of one and the anus of the other, the mouth of one and the penis of the other, the
mouth of one and the anus of the other, the vulva of one and the vulva of the other,
the mouth of one and the vulva of the other, any other contact between a reproductive
organ of one and a reproductive organ of the other, or any other insertion of a reproductive
organ of one into an orifice of the other; (b) Without a bona fide veterinary or animal husbandry purpose to do so, the insertion,
however slight, of any part of a person's body or any instrument, apparatus, or other
object into the vaginal, anal, or reproductive opening of an animal. (B) No person shall knowingly engage in sexual conduct with an animal or knowingly possess,
sell, or purchase an animal with the intent that it be subjected to sexual conduct. (C) No person shall knowingly organize, promote, aid, or abet in the conduct of an act
involving any sexual conduct with an animal.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 959.21
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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