Dog Leash Laws by State 2025

No
48
No
48
Yes
3
Yes
3
State
Leash Required
No Running Loose
Rabies Quarantine
Leash in Parks
Confine in Heat
Confine at Night
Alabama Flag
AlabamaNoYesNoYesNoNo
Alaska Flag
AlaskaNoNoNoNoNoNo
Arizona Flag
ArizonaNoYesYesYesYesNo
Arkansas Flag
ArkansasNoYesYesNoNoNo
California Flag
CaliforniaNoNoNoYesNoNo
Colorado Flag
ColoradoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Connecticut Flag
ConnecticutNoYesNoNoNoNo
Delaware Flag
DelawareNoYesNoYesNoNo
District of Columbia Flag
District of ColumbiaNoYesNoNoYesNo
Florida Flag
FloridaNoNoNoNoNoNo
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaNoNoNoNoNoNo
Hawaii Flag
HawaiiNoNoNoNoYesNo
Idaho Flag
IdahoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Illinois Flag
IllinoisNoYesYesNoNoNo
Indiana Flag
IndianaNoNoNoNoNoNo
Iowa Flag
IowaNoYesYesNoNoNo
Kansas Flag
KansasNoNoNoNoNoNo
Kentucky Flag
KentuckyNoNoNoNoYesYes
Louisiana Flag
LouisianaNoYesNoNoNoNo
Maine Flag
MaineNoYesNoNoNoNo
Maryland Flag
MarylandNoYesNoNoYesNo
Massachusetts Flag
MassachusettsNoYesNoYesNoNo
Michigan Flag
MichiganYesYesNoNoNoYes
Minnesota Flag
MinnesotaNoYesNoNoNoNo
Mississippi Flag
MississippiNoYesNoNoNoNo
Missouri Flag
MissouriNoYesNoNoNoNo
Montana Flag
MontanaNoYesNoNoNoNo
Nebraska Flag
NebraskaNoYesNoNoNoNo
Nevada Flag
NevadaNoNoNoYesNoNo
New Hampshire Flag
New HampshireNoYesYesYesNoNo
New Jersey Flag
New JerseyNoYesNoNoNoNo
New Mexico Flag
New MexicoNoYesNoNoNoNo
New York Flag
New YorkNoYesNoYesNoYes
North Carolina Flag
North CarolinaNoNoNoNoNoYes
North Dakota Flag
North DakotaNoNoNoNoNoNo
Ohio Flag
OhioNoYesYesNoYesNo
Oklahoma Flag
OklahomaNoYesNoYesNoNo
Oregon Flag
OregonNoYesNoNoYesNo
Pennsylvania Flag
PennsylvaniaYesYesYesNoYesNo
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode IslandNoYesNoNoNoNo
South Carolina Flag
South CarolinaNoYesNoYesNoNo
South Dakota Flag
South DakotaNoYesNoYesNoNo
Tennessee Flag
TennesseeYesNoNoNoNoNo
Texas Flag
TexasNoYesNoNoNoNo
Utah Flag
UtahNoNoYesNoNoNo
Vermont Flag
VermontNoNoNoNoNoNo
Virginia Flag
VirginiaNoYesYesNoNoNo
Washington Flag
WashingtonNoYesNoNoNoNo
West Virginia Flag
West VirginiaNoNoYesYesNoNo
Wisconsin Flag
WisconsinNoYesNoNoNoNo
Wyoming Flag
WyomingNoYesNoNoNoNo

Column headers use the following abbreviations:

  • Leash Required = State laws require a leash or that owner exercises control over dog.
  • No Running Loose = State laws prohibit dogs running at large or allow municipalities to enact such ordinances.
  • Rabies Quarantine = State laws require restraint for rabies quarantine areas.
  • Leash in Parks = State laws require leashes for dogs in parks, state grounds, or wildlife areas.
  • Confine in Heat = State requires leashing or confinement of female dogs while in heat.
  • Confine at Night = State requires confinement/leashing of dogs at night.