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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 22-1310: Urging dogs to fight or create disorder.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
  2. Chapter 13. Disturbances of the Public Peace.

It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to entice, induce, urge, or cause any dogs to engage in a fight in any street, alley, road, or highway, open space, or public square in the District of Columbia, or to urge, entice, or cause such dogs to continue or prolong such fight, under a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each and every offense; and any person or persons who shall induce or cause any animal of the dog kind to run after, bark at, frighten, or bite any person, horse, or horses, cows, cattle of any kind, or other animals lawfully passing along or standing in or on any street, avenue, road, or highway, or alley in the District of Columbia, shall forfeit and pay for such offense a sum not exceeding $1,000.

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