State Dogfighting Laws

Dogfighting is illegal in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the federal Animal Welfare Act prohibits any animal fighting venture when interstate commerce is affected. Fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands have made dogfighting a felony offense. All fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands prohibit the possession of dogs for fighting. And 48 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands prohibit being a spectator at a dogfight.

This information is current as of May 2009.

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