I thought that the person's age was often taken into account? I think it's silly to put someone 6mos in jail for creating a hybrid, but it's even worse when we're talking about a 81yo.
Milei in Argentina has cloned dogs. There are places where its totally legal.
So long as a person is clear in their mind there is no such thing as age being a factor in their sentencing.
FTA: The US district court judge Brian Morris said […] he weighed Schubarth’s age and lack of a criminal record with a sentence that would deter anyone else from trying to “change the genetic makeup of the creatures” on the Earth