District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-1009 — Keeping or using place for fighting or baiting of fowls or animals; arrest without warrant.
District of Columbia § 22-1009
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 22-1009 (2026).
Text
Any person or persons who shall keep or use, or in any way be connected with or interested in the management of, or shall receive money for the admission of any person to any place kept or used for the purpose of fighting or baiting of fowls or animals, may be arrested without a warrant, as provided in § 44-1505 , and for every such offense be punished in the same manner provided in § 22-1001 .
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Legislative History
Aug. 23, 1871, Leg. Assem., p. 137, ch. 106, § 9
Nearby Sections
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§ 22-1001
Definitions and penalties.§ 22-1002
Other cruelties to animals.§ 22-1002.01
Reporting requirements.§ 22-1005
Issuance of search warrants.§ 22-1006.01
Penalty for engaging in animal fighting.§ 22-1006.02
Possession of an implement of animal fighting.§ 22-1008
Relief of impounded animals.§ 22-1009
Keeping or using place for fighting or baiting of fowls or animals; arrest without warrant.§ 22-101
Definition and penalty.§ 22-1011
Neglect of sick or disabled animals.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 22-1009, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/22-1009.