
Map
Dog bite law by state
The United States does not have one dog-bite rule. Some states make the owner pay without a prior history. Others still want you to prove knowledge or a broken leash. Deadlines run from one year to six.
Alabama
ALStrict liability · 2 years
Alaska
AKOne-bite / negligence · 2 years
Arizona
AZStrict liability · 2 years
Arkansas
AROne-bite / negligence · 3 years
California
CAStrict liability · 2 years
Colorado
COMixed · 2 years
Connecticut
CTStrict liability · 2 years
Delaware
DEStrict liability · 2 years
District of Columbia
DCMixed · 3 years
Florida
FLStrict liability · 2 years
Georgia
GAMixed · 2 years
Hawaii
HIStrict liability · 2 years
Idaho
IDMixed · 2 years
Illinois
ILStrict liability · 2 years
Indiana
INStrict liability · 2 years
Iowa
IAStrict liability · 2 years
Kansas
KSOne-bite / negligence · 2 years
Kentucky
KYStrict liability · 1 year
Louisiana
LAMixed · 2 years
Maine
MEMixed · 6 years
Maryland
MDMixed · 3 years
Massachusetts
MAStrict liability · 3 years
Michigan
MIStrict liability · 3 years
Minnesota
MNStrict liability · 6 years
Mississippi
MSOne-bite / negligence · 3 years
Missouri
MOStrict liability · 5 years
Montana
MTMixed · 3 years
Nebraska
NEStrict liability · 4 years
Nevada
NVOne-bite / negligence · 2 years
New Hampshire
NHStrict liability · 3 years
New Jersey
NJStrict liability · 2 years
New Mexico
NMOne-bite / negligence · 3 years
New York
NYMixed · 3 years
North Carolina
NCMixed · 3 years
North Dakota
NDOne-bite / negligence · 6 years
Ohio
OHStrict liability · 2 years
Oklahoma
OKStrict liability · 2 years
Oregon
ORMixed · 2 years
Pennsylvania
PAMixed · 2 years
Rhode Island
RIMixed · 3 years
South Carolina
SCStrict liability · 3 years
South Dakota
SDOne-bite / negligence · 3 years
Tennessee
TNMixed · 1 year
Texas
TXOne-bite / negligence · 2 years
Utah
UTStrict liability · 4 years
Vermont
VTOne-bite / negligence · 3 years
Virginia
VAOne-bite / negligence · 2 years
Washington
WAStrict liability · 3 years
West Virginia
WVMixed · 2 years
Wisconsin
WIStrict liability · 3 years
Wyoming
WYOne-bite / negligence · 4 years