Dogfighting? Is it legal in any state?

Whoson1st · Jul 25, 2007

I don't think it is, but may be wrong. But the wording gets confusing when articles say transported across state lines for fighting.

whalewager · Jul 25, 2007

No but it is ignored in quite a few...no more

Whoson1st · Jul 25, 2007

To me it would be too painfull to even watch.

MrCleo · Jul 25, 2007

it's only a misdemeanor in one state i forget which one

WVU · Jul 25, 2007

I think Louisiana just made it illegal recently, and they were the last state to do so.

BAGIANT · Jul 25, 2007

On ESPN Radio yesterday they said it was a felony in 49 states. They didn't mention whether it was legal in the 50th state or just a felony. They also didn't mention the 50th state. My guess would be Alaska.

Jibba · Jul 25, 2007

According to the Humane Society, it is a felony in 48 states and a misdemeanor in 2 (Idaho and Wyoming).

Whoson1st · Jul 25, 2007

So what difference does it make (transported across state lines) if the dog fighting took place in Va.?

Jibba · Jul 25, 2007

Transporting across state is a federal offense, separate from the state dogfighting statutes.

fhmesq44 · Jul 25, 2007

Whoson1st said:
So what difference does it make (transported across state lines) if the dog fighting took place in Va.?

crossing state lines makes it a federal matter as opposed to a state matter.

E.g, if you have a brick of weed in your car and cross state lines, it now is a federal offense as opposed to simply a state matter.

Whoson1st · Jul 25, 2007

fhmesq44 said:
crossing state lines makes it a federal matter as opposed to a state matter.

E.g, if you have a brick of weed in your car and cross state lines, it now is a federal offense as opposed to simply a state matter.

Moral of that seems to be : grow your own weed and do not take it out of state.:missingte

whalewager · Jul 25, 2007

WVU said:
I think Louisiana just made it illegal recently, and they were the last state to do so.

that was cocks

Whoson1st · Jul 25, 2007

Whoson1st said:
Moral of that seems to be : grow your own weed and do not take it out of state.:missingte

Only JOKING !
Murder is wrong without "crossing state lines".

maxdemo · Jul 25, 2007

Whoson1st said:
I don't think it is, but may be wrong. But the wording gets confusing when articles say transported across state lines for fighting.

Updated as of July 2007

Dogfighting: State Laws

Dogfighting is illegal in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the interstate transportation of dogs for fighting purposes is prohibited by the federal Animal Welfare Act. 48 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands have made dogfighting a felony offense; 47 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.

http://www.hsus.org/web-files/PDF/dogfighting_statelaws.pdf

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