{"id":24235,"date":"2023-10-18T09:54:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T09:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rideoutlaw.com\/?p=24235"},"modified":"2023-10-16T23:03:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T23:03:34","slug":"leaving-dog-in-locked-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rideoutlaw.com\/es\/leaving-dog-in-locked-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Illegal to Leave My Dog in a Locked Vehicle?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is it Illegal to Leave My Dog in a Locked Vehicle?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Arizonans are well aware that summers in the Grand Canyon State can reach up to 120 degrees during the day. Despite this, animals, particularly dogs, being left locked inside vehicles without access to ventilation or water remains an issue.<\/p>\n

According to Arizona animal cruelty laws, which can be read about here<\/a>, leaving \u201can animal unattended and confined in a motor vehicle\u201d where physical injury or death is likely to result is a class 6 felony<\/em><\/strong>, which can result in up to 2 years of incarceration for a first-time offender.<\/p>\n

It is vital to be aware of how hot a vehicle can become while it is turned off. According to the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association,<\/a> even a day that is only 70 degrees outside can result in the interior of a vehicle reaching 117 degrees after an hour, which is easily hot enough to cause severe injury or death to an animal. As such, in the warmest parts of Arizona, leaving your dog locked in a vehicle anytime of the year could potentially cause you to face criminal charges.<\/p>\n

In 2017, House Bill 2494<\/a>\u00a0was enacted to remove civil liability from good Samaritans who use reasonable force to remove a domestic animal (or a child) from a locked vehicle under the following conditions:<\/p>\n