Dogfighting Laws in the United States
| PROHIBITED:
|
to
possess |
to
organize |
to
spectate |
maximum penalty
(organizing) |
maximum penalty
(spectating) |
| Alabama |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 10 yrs |
$5,000 / 10 yrs |
| Alaska |
X |
X |
X |
$50,000 / 5 yrs |
$1,000 / 90 days |
| Arizona |
X |
X |
X |
$150,000 / 2 yrs |
$150,000 / 18 mos |
| Arkansas |
X |
X |
X |
$10,000 / 6 yrs |
$1,000 / 1 yr |
| California |
X |
X |
X |
$50,000 / 3 yrs |
$20,000 / 1 yr |
| Colorado |
X |
X |
X |
$1,000 / 2 yrs |
$1,000 / 2 yrs |
| Connecticut |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 5yr |
$5,000 / 5 yrs |
| Delaware |
X |
X |
X |
discretionary/ 2 yrs |
$1,150 / 6 mos |
| Florida |
LEGAL |
X |
X |
$10,000 / 5yrs |
$5,000 / 1 yr |
| Georgia |
LEGAL |
X |
LEGAL |
$5,000 / 5 yr |
none |
| Hawaii |
X |
X |
LEGAL |
$10,000 / 5 yrs |
none |
| Idaho |
LEGAL |
X |
LEGAL |
$5,000 / 6 mos |
none |
| Illinois |
X |
X |
X |
$50,000 / 3 yrs |
$1.500 / 30 days |
| Indiana |
X |
X |
X |
$10,000 / 3 yrs |
$5,000 / 1 yr |
| Iowa |
LEGAL |
X |
LEGAL |
$1,500 / 1 yr |
none |
| Kansas |
X |
X |
X |
$100,000 / 10 yrs |
$15,000 / 6 mos |
| Kentucky |
X |
X |
X |
$10,000/ 5 yrs |
$500 / 1yr |
| Louisiana |
LEGAL |
X |
X |
$1,000 / 1 yr |
$500 / 6 mos |
| Maine |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 5 yrs |
$2,000 /1yr |
| Maryland |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 3 yrs |
$1,000 / 90 days |
| Massachusetts |
X |
X |
X |
1,000 / 5 yrs |
$250 / 1 mo |
| Michigan |
X |
X |
X |
$50,000 / 4 yrs |
$5,000 / 4 yrs |
| Minnesota |
X |
X |
X |
$10,000 / 5 yrs |
$1,000 / 90 days |
| Mississippi |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 3 yrs |
$5,000 / 1 yr |
| Missouri |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 5yrs |
$1,000 / 1 yr |
| Montana |
X |
X |
LEGAL |
$5,000 / 5yrs |
none |
| Nebraska |
X |
X |
X |
$1,000 / 1 yr |
$1,000 / 1 yr |
| Nevada |
LEGAL |
X |
X |
$2,000 / 1 yr |
$1,000 / 6 mos |
| New Hampshire |
X |
X |
X |
$4,000 / 7 yrs |
$4,000 / 7 yrs |
| New Jersey |
X |
X |
X |
$15,000 / 5 yrs |
$15,000 / 5 yrs |
| New Mexico |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 18 mos |
$5,000 / 18 mos |
| New York |
X |
X |
X |
$25,000 / 4 yrs |
$1,000 / 1 yr |
| North Carolina |
X |
X |
X |
discretion of the court |
discretion of the court |
| North Dakota |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 5 yrs |
$2,000 / 1 yr |
| Ohio |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 18 mos |
$5,000 / 18 mos |
| Oklahoma |
X |
X |
X |
$25,000 / 10 yrs |
$500 / 1 yr |
| Oregon |
X |
X |
X |
$100,000 / 5 yrs |
$5,000 / 1 yr |
| Pennsylvania |
X |
X |
X |
$15,000 / 7 yrs |
$15,000 / 7 yrs |
| Rhode Island |
X |
X |
X |
$1,000 / 2 yrs |
$1,500 / 2 yrs |
| South Carolina |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 5 yrs |
$500 / 6 mos |
| South Dakota |
X |
X |
X |
$2,000 / 2 yrs |
$1,000 / 1 yr |
| Tennessee |
X |
X |
X |
$3,000 / 6 yrs |
$50 / 30 days |
| Texas |
X |
X |
X |
$10,000 / 2 yrs |
$500 / --- |
| Utah |
X |
X |
X |
$25,000 / 5 yrs |
$1,000 / 6 mos |
| Vermont |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 5 yrs |
$2,000 / 1 yr |
| Virginia |
LEGAL |
X |
X |
$2,500 / 5yrs |
$500 / 5yrs |
| Washington |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 1 yr |
$1,000 / 90 days |
| West Virginia |
X |
X |
LEGAL |
$1,000 / 1 yr |
none |
| Wisconsin |
X |
X |
X |
$ 10,000 / 2 yrs |
$10,000 / 2 yrs |
| Wyoming |
X |
X |
X |
$5,000 / 1 yr |
$750 / 6 mos |
| Washington DC |
X |
X |
X |
$25,000 / 5 yrs |
$1,000 / 180 days |
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