Issues wildlife ownership permits. Permits are only for one year, must be renewed annually. Class III is for feral cats. Bobbcats are endangered native species, but can be legally owned in captivity with proof of legal birth papers. Must provide a health certificate for the animal possessed, escape a recapture plan, pay a $10.00 fee and have the cages inspected by the conservation officer. Provides cage requirements that include: concrete floors should be covered with a natural substrate, rest platforms, 14-foot-high walls with a 45-degree slope can be used when there is no roof, etc. Persons authorized by the USDA as commercial exhibitors, zoos, or distributors are exempt from this state permit and its requirements. In Indiana, a person can own almost any pet, from skunks or raccoons to foxes, cougars and even lions. All you need is the right permit.
This condition restricts potentially dangerous animals. Bears, big cats, wolves and primates are included in the list of illegal animals to own in this state. If you had a primate under 35 pounds due before October 1, 2010, you can retain ownership of that animal. Legal animals are listed, all others are prohibited. The Alaska State Legislature gently explains what animals you can and can`t own. You will find that 5 AAC 92.029. Section c specifically prohibits chimpanzees. Luckily, you can still own a reindeer (as long as it`s not wild), a one-humped camel, a toucan, or a moose – and you don`t even need a permit for those! Permits are required for certain animals, including: Because of the danger associated with animal ownership, some states completely prohibit the ownership of wild or exotic animals, while most simply limit ownership to certain species. For example, South Carolina prohibits the possession of lions as pets, but you can still own a monkey. In Arkansas, you can own bobcats, but no more than six at a time.
South Dakota allows you to keep a bear on your property, but domestic pigs are prohibited. The Arizona administrative code states that it is illegal to possess non-domestic dogs and cats, primates (except non-infant primates which are free of zoonoses), alligators, crocodiles, poisonous snakes, and many others. Special permits may be issued to specific individuals or groups to keep these animals if the application falls under the categories of education, public health, commercial photography, wildlife rehabilitation or wildlife management. Laws vary widely across the country, but all are designed to protect public health and safety from animals considered inherently dangerous. – Prohibited animals: tiger, lion, monkey, crocodile, leopard If you want exotic animals as pets in Pennsylvania, you must obtain a permit from the state wildlife commission. It is illegal to “carefully fail to protect the public from attacks by exotic animals,” and anyone who violates this law will be subject to penalties, including fines. Bobbcats and lynx are listed as fur carriers. The state issues a permit to breed fur-bearing animals, but makes an exception. If an animal is not bred for its fur or body parts, no permit is required. Importing feral cats into the state requires an import permit.
Exotic wild animals are divided into prohibited, controlled and uncontrolled animals. Servals and jungle cats are not controlled and can be owned and sold as pets without permission. All other cats are automatically prohibited and limited to a zoo or street menagerie permit, AZA facility, USDA Class C transmitter for less than 90 days, college, university or government agency for scientific or public health research, scientific institution, to a USDA nonprofit organization that exhibits wildlife for educational or scientific purposes, to a service animal, and to one with the rescue facility associated with state authority. Exotic wild animals are divided into prohibited, controlled and uncontrolled animals. Servals and jungle cats are not controlled and can be owned and sold as pets without permission. The roadside menagerie is used to display or use wild animals to attract trade. Must keep detailed records of acquisition, birth, death and transmission. There are also regulations on breeding, feeding, treatment and care. Roadside menagerie permits require proof of liability insurance for bodily injury up to $25,000 per person to a maximum of $100,000 for each event, as well as for property damage up to a maximum of $5,000 per occurrence.
The insurance must be purchased from a reputable operation and must cover all injuries to the public, whether negligent driving, maintenance care, accommodation or supervision cause an accident. The permit fee is $10.00 for less than 6 animals and more than 6 animals cost $25.00. With a wildlife menagerie permit, no more than 10 animals can be owned. Has requirements for cage, register, feeding, treatment and hygiene. In the animal menagerie, up to 10 big cats are kept for purposes other than exhibition. Tigers and mountain lions should be tattooed on the left thigh. All generations of savannah cats are legal. Nevada has some of the most lax wildlife laws.
You can own primates, elephants, camels, wolves, ostriches, alpacas, zebras, non-domestic cats and many other animals without a permit or license. Prohibited animals include alligators, crocodiles, raccoons, bats, coyotes, moose, venomous snakes and foxes. Owners must have a Certificate of Registration (CPR) to possess dangerous “wild animals,” including: – Prohibited animals: illegal to possess wild animals without a permit (the law does not list specific animals) Any unauthorized wildlife is off the table in Oklahoma. Permits are available for $48. If you are found guilty of violating this law, you will be fined at least $100 and your wildlife licence revoked if you have one. Wild animals acquired and registered before 31.12.07 and microchipped before 01.09.07 are allowed as pets as long as they are registered with the state and a long list of requirements has not been violated. Issues a Private Game Farm license to USDA-approved facilities that allows the sale, trade, rental, purchase, display, import and export, possession and breeding of wildlife. Also has a zoo license and a wildlife license. The wildlife sanctuary is divided into five categories: scientific study permits, wildlife management, education attire, humane treatment permits and exhibition permits. The wild animal breeding permit is intended for animals that are not able to support themselves in the wild, that are abandoned or that are no longer useful in previous situations of captivity, they cannot be issued. The academic study permit is only issued to students and faculty members of universities.
A humane treatment licence is required to keep animals unreleased. These are one-year renewable permits. They do not cover healthy specimens wanted for personal possession (no pets). Education Holding does not allow “exhibition”, but requires the educational use of animals. The exhibition license is to exhibit wild animals that are already alive. You must have the wildlife exploitation permit for the previous year and the current year before the permit is issued. Rooks spoke a day after state rangers seized two monkeys from a home in Eden and charged John W. Aszklar, 56, of Eden, with two counts of illegal importation and possession of exotic wildlife without a permit.
– Prohibited animals: general wildlife, wildebeest, raccoons, hedgehogs, monk parakeets Colorado`s law notes that there is “a growing interest in private ownership of live wild animals,” but also “significant confusion about the laws pertaining to such private property.” The state generally prohibits the possession of wildlife native to Colorado, as well as exotic animals. However, there are some exceptions. You can own up to six live native reptiles or amphibians as pets, with the exception of specially prohibited species. Falcons, falcons and eagles are allowed for falconry purposes. In New Mexico, you can`t own undomesticated cats, primates, crocodiles, alligators, skunks, bears, and wolves. You must complete an application for a pet licence. You do not need a permit for ferrets and llamas. – Prohibited animals: bear, tiger, leopard, wolf, skunk Special permits are required to own exotic animals in Nebraska, but some animals are still not allowed, no matter what, namely bears, tigers, leopards, wolves and skunks.