Legality of bestiality in the United States
Legality of bestiality in the United States This section is currently in the process of being built. As Wikipedia has removed mostly all sections relating to the legality. Please stay tuned.
Section 1.
Current status[<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legality_of_bestiality_in_the_United_States&action=edit§ion=7" title="Edit section: Current status">edit</a>]
<tbody> </tbody>Federal government, federal district, or state | Bestiality | Sale and distribution of zoophilic pornography | Ownership of zoophilic pornography |
---|---|---|---|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-35">[a]</a> for armed service members since February 4, 1921<a href="#cite_note-36">[35]</a> Penalty: Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 5 years.<a href="#cite_note-US_military-37">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-Executive_Order_13740-32">[32]</a> |
N/A<a href="#cite_note-UScode-17">[17]</a> | N/A<a href="#cite_note-UScode-17">[17]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama"><img alt="Alabama" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Alabama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Alabama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Alabama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Alabama.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Alabama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Alabama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-38">[b]</a> since July 1, 2014<a href="#cite_note-Alabamabestiality-39">[37]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and/or a maximum of a $6,000 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-Section_13A-6-221-40">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-Section_13A-6-220-41">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-Alabama_Misdemeanor_Crimes_by_Class_and_Sentences-42">[40]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-43">[c]</a> since July 1, 2014<a href="#cite_note-Alabamabestiality-39">[37]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and/or a maximum of a $6,000 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-Section_13A-6-221-40">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-Section_13A-6-220-41">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-Alabama_Misdemeanor_Crimes_by_Class_and_Sentences-42">[40]</a> |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska"><img alt="Alaska" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Alaska.svg/21px-Flag_of_Alaska.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Alaska.svg/33px-Flag_of_Alaska.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Alaska.svg/43px-Flag_of_Alaska.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1416" data-file-height="1000"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-44">[d]</a> since September 13, 2010<a href="#cite_note-Alaskabestiality-45">[41]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison; additionally a court may require forfeiture of any animal affected to the state or to a custodian that supplies shelter, care, or medical treatment for the animal, require the defendant to reimburse the state or a custodian for all reasonable costs incurred in providing necessary shelter, care, veterinary attention, or medical treatment for any animal affected, or prohibit or limit the defendant's ownership, possession, or custody of animals for up to 10 years, or all of the above (first offense) |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-49">[e]</a> since September 13, 2010<a href="#cite_note-Alaskabestiality-45">[41]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison; additionally a court may require forfeiture of any animal affected to the state or to a custodian that supplies shelter, care, or medical treatment for the animal, or require the defendant to reimburse the state or a custodian for all reasonable costs incurred in providing necessary shelter, care, veterinary attention, or medical treatment for any animal affected, or prohibit or limit the defendant's ownership, possession, or custody of animals for up to 10 years, or all of the above (first offense) |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona"><img alt="Arizona" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/23px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/35px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/45px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-50">[f]</a> since September 21, 2006<a href="#cite_note-51">[45]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and/or a maximum of a $15,000 dollar fine; additionally a court may require undergoing a psychological assessment and participate in appropriate counseling at the convicted person's own expense, or reimburse an animal shelter for reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of any animal that was taken to the animal shelter as a result of conduct proscribed by subsection A of this section, or all of the above (presumptive term) |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-54">[g]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 2 years in prison and/or a maximum of a $15,000 dollar fine (presumptive term) |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas"><img alt="Arkansas" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arkansas.svg/23px-Flag_of_Arkansas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arkansas.svg/35px-Flag_of_Arkansas.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arkansas.svg/45px-Flag_of_Arkansas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-57">[h]</a> since March 2, 1819<a href="#cite_note-58">[50]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and a maximum of a $2,500 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-59">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-ArkansasMisdemeanor-60">[52]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-61">[i]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 90 days in prison and a maximum of a $1,000 dollar fine (publicly displaying obscene material for advertising purposes if, for advertising purposes, he or she knowingly displays publicly or causes to be displayed publicly obscene material or permits any display of obscene material on premises owned, rented, or operated by him or her) |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" title="California"><img alt="California" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/23px-Flag_of_California.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/35px-Flag_of_California.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/45px-Flag_of_California.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-66">[j]</a> since April 13, 1850<a href="#cite_note-67">[57]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 6 months in prison and/or a maximum of a $5,000 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-68">[58]</a><a href="#cite_note-69">[59]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-70">[60]</a><a href="#cite_note-71">[61]</a> | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado"><img alt="Colorado" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Colorado.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Colorado.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Colorado.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-72">[k]</a> since July 1, 2007<a href="#cite_note-73">[62]</a>
Penalty: Minimum of 6 months in prison to a maximum of 1 and a half years in prison and/or a minimum of a $500 dollar fine to a maximum of a $5,000 dollar fine; additionally a court may order an evaluation, which requires the convicted to pay the cost of the evaluation, unless the person qualifies for a public defender, to be conducted prior to sentencing to assist the court in determining an appropriate sentence and if the evaluation results in a recommendation of treatment and if the court so finds, the person shall be ordered to complete an anger management treatment program or any other treatment program that the court may deem appropriate.<a href="#cite_note-74">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-Colorado_Misdemeanor_Crimes_by_Class_and_Sentences-75">[64]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-76">[l]</a>
Penalty: Minimum of 6 months in prison to a maximum of 1 and a half years in prison and/or a minimum of a $500 dollar fine to a maximum of a $5,000 dollar fine (promotes or possesses with intent to wholesale promote any obscene material) |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut"><img alt="Connecticut" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_Connecticut.svg/20px-Flag_of_Connecticut.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_Connecticut.svg/30px-Flag_of_Connecticut.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_Connecticut.svg/39px-Flag_of_Connecticut.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="594" data-file-height="459"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-79">[m]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and a maximum of a $2,000 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-80">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[68]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-82">[69]</a> | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware"><img alt="Delaware" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/35px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/45px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-83">[n]</a> since July 6, 1993<a href="#cite_note-84">[70]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 8 years in prison<a href="#cite_note-85">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-86">[72]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-87">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-88">[74]</a> | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C."><img alt="Washington, D.C." src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal since May 23, 1995<a href="#cite_note-89">[75]</a><a href="#cite_note-90">[76]</a><a href="#cite_note-91">[77]</a><a href="#cite_note-92">[78]</a><a href="#cite_note-93">[79]</a><a href="#cite_note-94">[80]</a><a href="#cite_note-Rawstory-95">[81]</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-§_22–3101._Definitions.-96">[82]</a><a href="#cite_note-97">[83]</a> | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" title="Florida"><img alt="Florida" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Florida.svg/23px-Flag_of_Florida.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Florida.svg/35px-Flag_of_Florida.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Florida.svg/45px-Flag_of_Florida.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-98">[o]</a> since October 1, 2011<a href="#cite_note-No,_Florida's_Bestiality_Law_Will_Not_Outlaw_Human_Sex-99">[84]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and a $1,000 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-FL-100">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-FL0-101">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-FL1-102">[87]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-103">[p]</a> since October 1, 2011<a href="#cite_note-No,_Florida's_Bestiality_Law_Will_Not_Outlaw_Human_Sex-99">[84]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and a $1,000 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-FL-100">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-FL0-101">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-FL1-102">[87]</a> |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)"><img alt="Georgia (U.S. state)" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Georgia_%28U.S._state%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Georgia_%28U.S._state%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Georgia_%28U.S._state%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Georgia_%28U.S._state%29.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Georgia_%28U.S._state%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Georgia_%28U.S._state%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="1080"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-104">[q]</a> since June 1, 1834<a href="#cite_note-105">[88]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 5 years in prison<a href="#cite_note-106">[89]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-107">[r]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and a maximum of a $5,000 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-108">[90]</a><a href="#cite_note-109">[91]</a> |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii"><img alt="Hawaii" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Hawaii.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hawaii.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Hawaii.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hawaii.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Hawaii.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hawaii.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-Rawstory-95">[81]</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-110">[92]</a> | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho"><img alt="Idaho" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_Idaho.svg/19px-Flag_of_Idaho.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_Idaho.svg/29px-Flag_of_Idaho.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_Idaho.svg/38px-Flag_of_Idaho.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="520"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-111">[s]</a> since April 1, 1972<a href="#cite_note-112">[93]</a>
Penalty: Minimum of 5 years in prison to a maximum of life in prison<a href="#cite_note-113">[94]</a><a href="#cite_note-114">[95]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-115">[96]</a> | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois"><img alt="Illinois" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/23px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/35px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/46px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-116">[t]</a> since January 1, 2003<a href="#cite_note-Illinois0-117">[97]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 3 years in prison and a $25,000 dollar fine; additionally a court may order the defendant not to harbor animals or reside in any household where animals are present for a reasonable period of time or permanently, relinquish and permanently forfeit all animals residing in the household to a recognized or duly organized animal shelter or humane society, undergo a psychological evaluation and counseling at defendant's expense, reimburse the animal shelter or humane society for any reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of the animal involved in the sexual conduct or sexual contact in addition to any animals relinquished to the animal shelter or humane society, order the seizure of all animals involved in the alleged violation as a condition of bond of a person charged with a violation of this Section, or all of the above |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-120">[u]</a> since January 1, 2003<a href="#cite_note-Illinois0-117">[97]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 3 years in prison and a $25,000 dollar fine; additionally a court may order the defendant not to harbor animals or reside in any household where animals are present for a reasonable period of time or permanently, relinquish and permanently forfeit all animals residing in the household to a recognized or duly organized animal shelter or humane society, undergo a psychological evaluation and counseling at defendant's expense, reimburse the animal shelter or humane society for any reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of the animal involved in the sexual conduct or sexual contact in addition to any animals relinquished to the animal shelter or humane society, order the seizure of all animals involved in the alleged violation as a condition of bond of a person charged with a violation of this Section, or all of the above |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana"><img alt="Indiana" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Indiana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Indiana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Indiana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-121">[v]</a> since July 1, 2007<a href="#cite_note-122">[100]</a>
Penalty: Minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 2 and a half years in prison and a minimum of a $5,000 dollar fine to a maximum of a $10,000 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-123">[101]</a><a href="#cite_note-124">[102]</a><a href="#cite_note-125">[103]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-126">[104]</a> | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa"><img alt="Iowa" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Iowa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iowa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Iowa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iowa.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Iowa.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iowa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="714" data-file-height="477"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-127">[w]</a> since May 16, 2001<a href="#cite_note-128">[105]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 2 years in prison and a minimum of a $625 dollar fine to a maximum of a $6,250 dollar fine; additionally the court shall require the person to submit to a psychological evaluation and treatment at the person’s expense.<a href="#cite_note-129">[106]</a><a href="#cite_note-Iowa_Misdemeanor-130">[107]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-131">[x]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 2 years in prison and a minimum of a $625 dollar fine to a maximum of a $6,250 dollar fine |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas"><img alt="Kansas" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Kansas.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kansas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Kansas.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kansas.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Kansas.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kansas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="5400" data-file-height="3240"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-134">[y]</a> since 1850s<a href="#cite_note-135">[110]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 6 months in prison and a maximum of a $1,000 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-136">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-137">[112]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky"><img alt="Kentucky" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="500"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-138">[z]</a> since June 27, 2019<a href="#cite_note-525.137_Sexual_crimes_against_an_animal.-139">[113]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 5 years in prison, a maximum of a $10,000 dollar fine, relinquish custody of all animals under the person's control, unless the person convicted of violating this section is not the owner of the animal that was the subject of the violation, then the animal shall be returned to the owner of the animal, an animal returned to an owner under this section shall not be spayed or neutered prior to being returned, not harbor, own, possess, or exercise control over any animal, reside in any household where animals are present, or work or volunteer in a place where the person has unsupervised access to animals for a minimum of five years after completion of the imposed sentence, attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling, at the person's expense, and reimburse the agency caring for the animal for reasonable costs incurred for the care and treatment of the animal from the date of impoundment until the disposition of the criminal proceeding.<a href="#cite_note-525.137_Sexual_crimes_against_an_animal.-139">[113]</a><a href="#cite_note-Kentucky_Felony_Crimes_by_Class_and_Sentences-140">[114]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-141">[aa]</a> since June 27, 2019<a href="#cite_note-525.137_Sexual_crimes_against_an_animal.-139">[113]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 5 years in prison, a maximum of a $10,000 dollar fine, relinquish custody of all animals under the person's control, unless the person convicted of violating this section is not the owner of the animal that was the subject of the violation, then the animal shall be returned to the owner of the animal, an animal returned to an owner under this section shall not be spayed or neutered prior to being returned, not harbor, own, possess, or exercise control over any animal, reside in any household where animals are present, or work or volunteer in a place where the person has unsupervised access to animals for a minimum of five years after completion of the imposed sentence, attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling, at the person's expense, and reimburse the agency caring for the animal for reasonable costs incurred for the care and treatment of the animal from the date of impoundment until the disposition of the criminal proceeding.<a href="#cite_note-525.137_Sexual_crimes_against_an_animal.-139">[113]</a><a href="#cite_note-Kentucky_Felony_Crimes_by_Class_and_Sentences-140">[114]</a> |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana"><img alt="Louisiana" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg/46px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-142">[ab]</a> since May 4, 1805<a href="#cite_note-143">[115]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 5 years in prison and/or a maximum of a $2,000 dollar; additionally a court may relinquish custody of all animals, prohibited from owning or processing any animal for a period of time as deemed appropriate by the court, but not less than five years, not reside in any household where an animal is present, undergo a psychological evaluation for sex offenders and participate in any recommended psychological treatment, reimburse the owner of the animal for expenses incurred for medical treatment or rehabilitation of the victimized animal if the convicted person is not the owner of the animal, required to participate in a sex offender program, law enforcement officer investigating a violation of this Section may lawfully take possession of an animal that he has reason to believe has been victimized under this Section in order to protect the health or safety of the animal or the health or safety of others, and to obtain evidence of the offense, or all of the above (first offense) |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-145">[ac]</a> since May 25, 2018<a href="#cite_note-146">[117]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 5 years in prison and/or a maximum of a $2,000 dollar; additionally a court may relinquish custody of all animals, prohibited from owning or processing any animal for a period of time as deemed appropriate by the court, but not less than five years, not reside in any household where an animal is present, undergo a psychological evaluation for sex offenders and participate in any recommended psychological treatment, reimburse the owner of the animal for expenses incurred for medical treatment or rehabilitation of the victimized animal if the convicted person is not the owner of the animal, required to participate in a sex offender program, law enforcement officer investigating a violation of this Section may lawfully take possession of an animal that he has reason to believe has been victimized under this Section in order to protect the health or safety of the animal or the health or safety of others, and to obtain evidence of the offense, or all of the above (first offense) |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine" title="Maine"><img alt="Maine" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/19px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/29px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/38px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-147">[ad]</a> since September 21, 2001<a href="#cite_note-148">[118]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and a maximum of a $2,000 dollar fine |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland"><img alt="Maryland" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maryland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maryland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maryland.svg/45px-Flag_of_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-152">[ae]</a> since June 20, 1632<a href="#cite_note-153">[122]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 10 years in prison and/or a maximum of a $1,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-154">[123]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts"><img alt="Massachusetts" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/23px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/35px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/46px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="900"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-155">[af]</a> since November 15, 1636 as part of the <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Colony" title="Plymouth Colony">Plymouth Colony</a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-156">[ag]</a> since November 1641 as part of the <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony" title="Massachusetts Bay Colony">Massachusetts Bay Colony</a><a href="#cite_note-157">[124]</a> Penalty: Maximum of 20 years in prison<a href="#cite_note-158">[125]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-159">[126]</a> | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan"><img alt="Michigan" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="685" data-file-height="457"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-160">[ah]</a> since November 4, 1816<a href="#cite_note-161">[127]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 15 years in prison |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota"><img alt="Minnesota" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/23px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/35px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/46px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="318"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal<a href="#cite_note-163">[ai]</a> since March 3, 1849<a href="#cite_note-164">[129]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and $3,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-165">[130]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi"><img alt="Mississippi" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/23px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/35px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/45px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="24" data-file-height="16"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since June 1802
Penalty: Maximum of 10 years in prison<a href="#cite_note-166">[131]</a><a href="#cite_note-167">[132]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri"><img alt="Missouri" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Missouri.svg/23px-Flag_of_Missouri.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Missouri.svg/35px-Flag_of_Missouri.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Missouri.svg/46px-Flag_of_Missouri.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1400"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since August 28, 2002<a href="#cite_note-168">[133]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and $1,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-169">[134]</a><a href="#cite_note-170">[135]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana" title="Montana"><img alt="Montana" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Montana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Montana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montana.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Montana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Montana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="960"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since January 1865
Penalty: Maximum of 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-171">[136]</a><a href="#cite_note-172">[137]</a><a href="#cite_note-173">[138]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska"><img alt="Nebraska" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="450"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since March 16, 1855
Penalty: Maximum of 3 months in prison and $500 fine<a href="#cite_note-174">[139]</a><a href="#cite_note-175">[140]</a><a href="#cite_note-176">[141]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada"><img alt="Nevada" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_Nevada.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nevada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_Nevada.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nevada.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_Nevada.svg/45px-Flag_of_Nevada.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since October 1, 2017
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison, a $2,000 dollar fine, or both<a href="#cite_note-nv1-177">[142]</a><a href="#cite_note-nv2-178">[143]</a><a href="#cite_note-nv3-179">[144]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since October 1, 2017
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison, a $2,000 dollar fine, or both<a href="#cite_note-nv1-177">[142]</a><a href="#cite_note-nv2-178">[143]</a><a href="#cite_note-nv3-179">[144]</a> |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire"><img alt="New Hampshire" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg/45px-Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="440"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since January 1, 2017
Penalty: Maximum of 12 months in prison, a $2,000 fine, and goes on the New Hampshire <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_offender_registry" title="Sex offender registry">sex offender registry</a> (first offense) |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal
Penalty: Maximum of 12 months in prison, a $2,000 fine, and goes on the New Hampshire sex offender registry (first offense) |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey"><img alt="New Jersey" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="308"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since November 9, 2015
Penalty: Maximum of 18 months imprisonment, fine up to $10,000, or both<a href="#cite_note-NJ1-182">[147]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico"><img alt="New Mexico" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg/45px-Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-Rawstory-95">[81]</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)"><img alt="New York (state)" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since the 1600s
Penalty:
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina"><img alt="North Carolina" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/45px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since the time from November 17, 1715 to January 19, 1716
Penalty: Minimum of 3 months in prison to a maximum of 1 year in prison<a href="#cite_note-Table_of_State_Animal_Sexual_Assault_Laws-188">[153]</a><a href="#cite_note-189">[154]</a><a href="#cite_note-190">[155]</a><a href="#cite_note-191">[156]</a><a href="#cite_note-192">[157]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal
Penalty: <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown<a href="#cite_note-wral-193">[158]</a><a href="#cite_note-NClaw-194">[159]</a> |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota"><img alt="North Dakota" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg/21px-Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="16" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg/31px-Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg/41px-Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="575" data-file-height="450"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since April 28, 1862
Penalty: Maximum of one year in prison and $2,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-195">[160]</a><a href="#cite_note-196">[161]</a><a href="#cite_note-197">[162]</a><a href="#cite_note-198">[163]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio"><img alt="Ohio" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Ohio.svg/25px-Flag_of_Ohio.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Ohio.svg/38px-Flag_of_Ohio.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Ohio.svg/50px-Flag_of_Ohio.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="320"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal statewide since March 19, 2017
Penalty: Maximum of up to 90 days in prison and $750 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-199">[164]</a><a href="#cite_note-Ohio_penalty-200">[165]</a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal in <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren,_Ohio" title="Warren, Ohio">Warren, Ohio</a> since June 22, 2016 Penalty: Maximum of up to 180 days in prison and $1,000 dollar fine<a href="#cite_note-201">[166]</a><a href="#cite_note-Ohio_penalty-200">[165]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma"><img alt="Oklahoma" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg/23px-Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg/35px-Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg/45px-Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="450"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since May 2, 1890
Penalty: Maximum of 10 years in prison<a href="#cite_note-202">[167]</a><a href="#cite_note-203">[168]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon"><img alt="Oregon" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Oregon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Oregon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Oregon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Oregon.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Oregon.svg/46px-Flag_of_Oregon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="450"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since 2001
Penalty:
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since January 1, 2016
Penalty: Maximum of one 1 year in prison and a $6,250 fine<a href="#cite_note-Oregon1-204">[169]</a><a href="#cite_note-Criminal_charges_Oregon-207">[172]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since January 1, 2016
Penalty: Maximum of one 1 year in prison and a $6,250 fine<a href="#cite_note-Oregon1-204">[169]</a><a href="#cite_note-Criminal_charges_Oregon-207">[172]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania"><img alt="Pennsylvania" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="450"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since August 17, 1999
Penalty: Maximum of 2 years in prison and a $5,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-208">[173]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal
Penalty: Maximum of seven years in prison and up to $15,000 fine.<a href="#cite_note-209">[174]</a><a href="#cite_note-210">[175]</a> |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island"><img alt="Rhode Island" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg/19px-Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="17" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg/30px-Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg/39px-Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="580"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since May 1647
Penalty: Maximum of 20 years in prison<a href="#cite_note-211">[176]</a><a href="#cite_note-212">[177]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina"><img alt="South Carolina" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since December 12, 1712
Penalty: Maximum of 5 years in prison and a $500 fine<a href="#cite_note-213">[178]</a><a href="#cite_note-214">[179]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota"><img alt="South Dakota" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg/46px-Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="450"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since 2003
Penalty: Maximum of 2 years in prison and a $4,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-animallaw1-215">[180]</a><a href="#cite_note-216">[181]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee"><img alt="Tennessee" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Tennessee.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tennessee.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Tennessee.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tennessee.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Tennessee.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tennessee.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since 2007
Penalty: Maximum of 6 years in prison and a $3,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-felonyguide-217">[182]</a><a href="#cite_note-law.justia.com-218">[183]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since 2007
Penalty: Maximum of 6 years in prison and a $3,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-felonyguide-217">[182]</a><a href="#cite_note-law.justia.com-218">[183]</a> |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" title="Texas"><img alt="Texas" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/23px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/35px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/45px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="720"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal statewide since September 1, 2017<a href="#cite_note-Rawstory-95">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-219">[184]</a><a href="#cite_note-220">[185]</a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal in <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarillo,_Texas" title="Amarillo, Texas">Amarillo, Texas</a> since March 14, 2017<a href="#cite_note-221">[186]</a> and <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubbock,_Texas" title="Lubbock, Texas">Lubbock, Texas</a><a href="#cite_note-222">[187]</a> Penalty: Maximum of 2 years in prison<a href="#cite_note-223">[188]</a><a href="#cite_note-224">[189]</a><a href="#cite_note-225">[190]</a><a href="#cite_note-226">[191]</a><a href="#cite_note-227">[192]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal
Penalty: Maximum of a 1 year in prison and/or a fine of not more than $4,000<a href="#cite_note-228">[193]</a><a href="#cite_note-229">[194]</a><a href="#cite_note-230">[195]</a> |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah"><img alt="Utah" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Utah.svg/23px-Flag_of_Utah.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Utah.svg/35px-Flag_of_Utah.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Utah.svg/46px-Flag_of_Utah.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since May 3, 1993<a href="#cite_note-231">[196]</a>
Penalty: Maximum of 6 months in prison and a $1,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-232">[197]</a><a href="#cite_note-233">[198]</a><a href="#cite_note-234">[199]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont"><img alt="Vermont" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Vermont.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vermont.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Vermont.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vermont.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Vermont.svg/46px-Flag_of_Vermont.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="450"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since July 1, 2017
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison, $2,000 fine, or both<a href="#cite_note-ACT062-235">[200]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since July 1, 2017
Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison, $2,000 fine, or both<a href="#cite_note-ACT062-235">[200]</a> |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia"><img alt="Virginia" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/34px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/44px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="877"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since March 23, 1661
Penalty: Maximum of 5 years in prison and a $2,500 fine<a href="#cite_note-236">[201]</a><a href="#cite_note-237">[202]</a><a href="#cite_note-238">[203]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)"><img alt="Washington (state)" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Washington.svg/23px-Flag_of_Washington.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Washington.svg/35px-Flag_of_Washington.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Washington.svg/46px-Flag_of_Washington.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1106" data-file-height="658"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since June 7, 2006
Penalty: Maximum of 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-washington2-239">[204]</a><a href="#cite_note-washington1-240">[205]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since June 7, 2006
Penalty: Maximum of 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine<a href="#cite_note-washington1-240">[205]</a><a href="#cite_note-washington2-239">[204]</a> |
|
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia"><img alt="West Virginia" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg/23px-Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg/35px-Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg/46px-Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="400"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal;<a href="#cite_note-Rawstory-95">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-241">[206]</a> 2017 bill<a href="#cite_note-WV1-4">[4]</a> & 2018 bill<a href="#cite_note-WV2018-11">[11]</a> would've banned it | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-242">[207]</a><a href="#cite_note-243">[208]</a> | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin"><img alt="Wisconsin" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg/45px-Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="450"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="image" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></a> Illegal since July 3, 1836; 2017/2018 bill would make it a felony<a href="#cite_note-WI2018-9">[9]</a> Penalty: Maximum of 9 months in prison and a $10,000 fine $10,000; for a repeat offender, maximum of two years in prison<a href="#cite_note-244">[209]</a><a href="#cite_note-245">[210]</a><a href="#cite_note-246">[211]</a> |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown | |
<a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming"><img alt="Wyoming" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Wyoming.svg/22px-Flag_of_Wyoming.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Wyoming.svg/33px-Flag_of_Wyoming.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Wyoming.svg/43px-Flag_of_Wyoming.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700"/></a> <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> Legal<a href="#cite_note-Rawstory-95">[81]</a> | <a href="/web/20200910091758/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="image"><img alt="Emblem-question.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20200910091758im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> Unknown |