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Legislation – State Bills
Strengthening Laws that Protect Animals and Striking Down Laws Hurting Animals
The Animal Legal Defense Fund works at the state and local levels to advance important legislation. We advocate for laws that promote or protect the lives and interests of animals, and we oppose legislation that would be detrimental to animals’ well-being.
We also work closely with the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s other programs to identify opportunities to create model legislation that address strategic legal issues in the areas of civil and criminal law, and monitor legislation that impacts animals at the state and local levels.
State Bills
![Pigeon Shoot Ban Bill (Pennsylvania)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Pigeon Shoot Ban Bill (Pennsylvania)
![A Bill to Ban Wild Animals in Circuses (New York)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
A Bill to Ban Wild Animals in Circuses (New York)
![Coercive Control Bill (Massachusetts)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Coercive Control Bill (Massachusetts)
![mountain lion](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Room to Roam Act (California)
![dog in woman's lap](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Helping Animal and Human Victims Alike Escape Domestic Violence (Rhode Island)
![mountain lion](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Poison-Free Wildlife Act (California)
![puppy](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Humane Pet Store Bill (New Jersey)
![fox](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Restricting Public Contact with Wild Animals (Pennsylvania)
![The Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act (Illinois)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
The Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act (Illinois)
![cows](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Oppose: Ag-Gag Bill to Criminalize Undercover Animal Cruelty Investigations (Kansas)
![bear](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Oppose: An Act Relating to Taking of Bears (Florida)
![Oppose: Ag-Gag Bill to Prohibit Photography (Kentucky)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Oppose: Ag-Gag Bill to Prohibit Photography (Kentucky)
![Oppose: Retail Pet Sale Ban Preemption (Indiana)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Oppose: Retail Pet Sale Ban Preemption (Indiana)
![beagle](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Transparency in Animal Testing (Missouri)
![Oppose: Retail Pet Sale Ban Preemption Bill (Missouri)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Oppose: Retail Pet Sale Ban Preemption Bill (Missouri)
![Traveling Animal Act Ban (Maryland) ](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Traveling Animal Act Ban (Maryland)
![Octopus Farming Ban (California)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Octopus Farming Ban (California)
![hens](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Ending the Intensive Confinement of Hens Used in the Egg Industry (Maryland)
![Cat Declawing Ban (Pennsylvania)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Cat Declawing Ban (Pennsylvania)
![Cat Declawing Ban (Michigan)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Cat Declawing Ban (Michigan)
![An Act to Increase Kennel Safety (Massachusetts)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
An Act to Increase Kennel Safety (Massachusetts)
![An Act concerning the surgical declawing of cats and other animals (New Jersey)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
An Act concerning the surgical declawing of cats and other animals (New Jersey)
![Cat Declaw Bill (Rhode Island)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Cat Declaw Bill (Rhode Island)
![An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing (Massachusetts)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing (Massachusetts)
![kittens in carrier](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Mass Animal Fund (Massachusetts)
![Prohibiting harmful practices and devices at rodeos (Los Angeles, CA)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Prohibiting harmful practices and devices at rodeos (Los Angeles, CA)
![Humane Protection of Animals Act (Massachusetts)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Humane Protection of Animals Act (Massachusetts)
![mice](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Promote Alternatives to Cosmetics and Product Testing on Animals (Massachusetts)
![dog and cat](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Animal Possession Ban (Massachusetts)
![lion](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Protecting Animals Used in Circuses (Massachusetts)
![dog](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Ensure That Dogs and Their Families Can Stay Together (Massachusetts)
![Horse](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Ryder’s Law
![black bear](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
An Act Concerning the Feeding of Black Bear (New Jersey)
![Deer with fawn](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Oppose: SJR 3 Puts Ohio Wildlife in Danger (Ohio)
![cat](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Protect Domestic Animals from Cruel Conditions with Civil Citations (Massachusetts)
![eagle](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Protecting Animals from Rat Poisons (Massachusetts)
![ducks](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Banning the Sale of Foie Gras (Rhode Island)
![Banning the Sale of Fur (Massachusetts)](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Banning the Sale of Fur (Massachusetts)
![cat and dog](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Courtroom Animal Advocate Program (New York)
![cat dog](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Courtroom Animal Advocate Program (New Jersey)
![Fox](https://aldf.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)