The following states’ laws address chaining:
TexasVirginiaWest Virginia
Chaining is prohibited in the following communities:
Fairhope, Alabama Fayetteville, ArkansasJonesboro, ArkansasLittle Rock, ArkansasMaumelle, ArkansasMiami, FloridaMiami-Dade County, FloridaOkaloosa County, FloridaSeminole, FloridaAthens-Clarke County, GeorgiaChatham County, GeorgiaDeKalb County, Georgia Frankfort, Kentucky Carthage, MissouriAsheville, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North CarolinaClayton, North CarolinaCumberland County, North CarolinaDurham County, North CarolinaNew Hanover, North CarolinaRoanoke Rapids, North CarolinaLawton, OklahomaAustin, TexasBig Spring, TexasDallas, TexasElectra, TexasGeorgetown, TexasFort Worth, TexasIrving, TexasNassau Bay, Texas
The following communities permit animals to be chained for a limited period of time: