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New Mexico and DC bestiality laws 2023

The enactment of explicit bestiality prohibitions in New Mexico and the District of Columbia in 2023, as part of broader national trends.

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Jan 12, 2026
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Which U.S. states enacted explicit bestiality bans after 2014, and what were the statute texts and dates?

A wave of state actions since 2014 closed many of the previously identified gaps in U.S. law against sexual acts with animals: notable post-2014 enactments and fixes include New Jersey in 2015, Texas ...

Jan 25, 2026
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Which states updated or enacted bestiality laws since 2023, and what penalties did they adopt?

A clear legislative push to accelerated around 2023, with the reporting and enacted explicit prohibitions in 2023 , and New Mexico’s statute codified penalties including a fourth-degree felony for pro...

Jan 12, 2026

What are the exact statutory texts and effective dates of bestiality laws enacted in New Jersey (2015), Texas (2017), New Mexico (2023), Connecticut (2023), and D.C. (2023)?

Five jurisdictions—New Jersey, Texas, New Mexico, Connecticut and the District of Columbia—moved in recent years to close statutory gaps criminalizing sexual contact with animals; sources in the recor...

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