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Label code (short name, no spaces) Label descriptive name Color (Hex code, e.g. #80BFB9)
Label-1 State without a law #8C510A Label-2 State with a law #01665E
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State URL (relative path, e.g. /statute/name-of-page) Label code (must match Label code from Label creation table)
Alabama /statute/al-restaurant-%C2%A7-22-20-53-pet-dogs-permitted-outdoor-dining-areas Label-2 Alaska Label-1 Arizona Label-1 Arkansas Label-1 California /statute/ca-restaurant-%C2%A7-1142595-live-animals Label-2 Colorado /statute/co-restaurant-25-4-1615-pet-dogs-retail-food-establishments Label-2 Connecticut Label-1 Delaware /statute/de-restaurant-§-122-powers-and-duties-department-health-and-social-services Label-2 Florida /statute/fl-restaurant-509233-public-food-service-establishment-requirements-local-exemption-dogs Label-2 Georgia /administrative/ga-restaurant-animals-511-6-1-07-physical-facilities Label-2 Hawaii Label-1 Idaho Label-1 Illinois /statute/il-restaurant-511-20-14-companion-dogs-restaurants Label-2 Indiana Label-1 Iowa /administrative/ia-restaurant-inspection-standards-food-establishments Label-2 Kansas Label-1 Kentucky /administrative/ky-restaurant-animals-902-kar-45005-kentucky-food-code Label-2 Louisiana Label-1 Maine Label-1 Maryland /statute/md-food-service-§-21-3042-restaurant-patrons-dogs Label-2 Massachusetts Label-1 Michigan Label-1 Minnesota /statute/mn-restaurants-157175-dogs-outdoor-food-and-beverage-service-establishments Label-2 Mississippi Label-1 Missouri Label-1 Montana Label-1 Nebraska Label-1 Nevada Label-1 New Hampshire /statute/nh-dogs-consolidated-dog-laws#s466_44 Label-2 New Jersey Label-1 New Mexico /statute/nm-dog-consolidated-dog-laws#s25_1_15 Label-2 New York /statute/ny-food-service-§-1352-e-companion-dogs-food-service-establishments Label-2 North Carolina /administrative/nc-restaurant-animals-2656-physical-facilities Label-2 North Dakota Label-1 Ohio /statute/oh-restaurant-371714-dogs-outdoor-dining-area-retail-food-establishment-or-food-service Label-2 Oklahoma /administrative/ok-restaurant-animals-310257-11-54-prohibiting-animals Label-2 Oregon Label-1 Pennsylvania Label-1 Rhode Island /statute/ri-restaurant-§-21-27-12-outdoor-dining-dogs-permitted Label-2 South Carolina /administrative/sc-restaurant-animal-9-3-outdoor-pet-dining Label-2 South Dakota Label-1 Tennessee /statute/tn-dog-consolidated-dog-laws#s6_54_135 Label-2 Texas /statute/tx-restaurant-%C2%A7-437025-requirements-dogs-outdoor-dining-areas-municipal-preemption Label-2 Utah Label-1 Vermont Label-1 Virginia /administrative/va-restaurants-animals-2-vac-5-585-3310-prohibiting-animals Label-2 Washington /administrative/wa-restaurant-246-215-06570-prohibiting-animals Label-2 West Virginia Label-1 Wisconsin Label-1 Wyoming Label-1
Summary:
As of 2023, 23 states have laws or administrative regulations that allow patrons to bring pet dogs to outdoor dining spaces in restaurants. Some laws require that the local unit of government first enact an ordinance allowing the activity.
