25-3507. EXHIBITION OF DOGFIGHTS. (1) Every person who knowingly owns, possesses, keeps, trains, buys or sells dogs for the purpose of a public or private display of combat between two (2) or more dogs in which the fighting, killing, maiming or injuring of dogs is a significant feature is guilty of a felony.

(2) Every person who knowingly advertises, promotes, organizes, participates or knowingly has a monetary interest in a public or private display of combat between two (2) or more dogs in which the fighting, killing, maiming or injuring of dogs is a significant feature is guilty of a felony.

(3) Every person who is knowingly present as a spectator at any place where preparations are being made for an exhibition of the fighting of dogs with the intent to be present at such preparations or to be knowingly present at such exhibition shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished in accordance with section 25-3520A, Idaho Code.

(4) Nothing in this section prohibits: demonstrations of the hunting, herding, working or tracking skills of dogs or the lawful use of dogs for hunting, herding, working, tracking or self and property protection; the use of dogs in the management of livestock or the training, raising, breeding or keeping of dogs for any purpose not prohibited by law. An exhibition of dogfighting shall not be construed to mean the type of confrontation that happens unintentionally because of a chance encounter between two (2) or more uncontrolled dogs.

History:

[(25-3507) R.C., sec. 7153c, as added by 1909, p. 175, sec. 2; reen. C.L., sec. 7153c; C.S., sec. 8545; I.C.A., sec. 17-4205; reen. 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 885; am. and redesig. 1994, ch. 346, sec. 7, p. 1093; am. 1996, ch. 229, sec. 6, p. 746; am. 2008, ch. 32, sec. 1, p. 64.]