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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