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Heat, Hot Cars & Summer Safety states
California California makes owners strictly liable for bites, bars breed-specific dangerous-dog rules, limits tethering, and lets bystanders rescue dogs from hot cars. Delaware Delaware has a statewide leash rule and dog licence, strict owner liability, a two-tier dangerous-dog court process, and bans on breed-based local rules. District of Columbia D.C. runs one citywide dog code: annual licence, leash and at-large rules, a mayoral dangerous-dog process, a ban on cruel chaining and a hot-car rescue rule. Illinois Illinois' Animal Control Act sets rabies shots, strict liability for unprovoked attacks, a vicious-dog court process and a ban on breed-specific local rules. Indiana Indiana makes owners liable for unprovoked bites to people on legal errands, fines stray dogs, limits tether length and protects hot-car rescuers.
State rules only. Cities and counties often add stricter leash, licence, number-of-dogs and breed rules, so check your local code too.