Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 35-46-3-8 (2026)
Purchase or possession of animals for fighting contests
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally purchases or possesses an animal for the purpose of using the animal in an animal fighting contest commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.193-1987, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.171-2007, SEC.9; P.L.158-2013, SEC.559.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 2009–2014 · leading case: Edward W. Clemons v. State of Indiana, 987 N.E.2d 92 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013).
Edward W. Clemons v. State of Indiana, 987 N.E.2d 92 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). “Ind.Code § 35-46-3-8 criminalizes the purchase or possession of animals “for the purpose of using the animal in an animal fighting contest.”
Rahsaan A. Johnson v. State of Indiana, 9 N.E.3d 186 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). “Johnson (Johnson), appeals his conviction of fourteen Counts of possession of animals for fighting contests, Class D felonies, Ind. Code § 35-46-3-8 . We affirm. ISSUES Johnson raises two issues on appeal, which we restate as follows: (1) Whether there is sufficient evidence…”
Davis v. State, 907 N.E.2d 1043 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009). “Ind.Code § 35-46-3-8 (2006). The statute was changed in 2007 to denote this crime as a Class D felony.”
T.J. v. State, 932 N.E.2d 192 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010). “§ 35-46-3-8; Count II, promoted or staged an animal fighting contest, a Class D felony, 1.”
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