Ah, so it would be a better alternative to say a BB gun or a paintball gun? Two guns of which the neighbors Husky have gotten used to. He might prefer a bean bag over say a 22, which is the next gun I'll be aiming at him.
I dont want to give you legal advice i just know that they are considered non-lethal and if u are using them to chase away animals im sure they wwould work great but i havent ever used em for that