If you don`t want exotic animals for educational purposes or exhibitions, you can`t keep them as pets. Exotic animals include primates, bears, venomous reptiles, big cats and wolves. Permission is also required for educational and exhibition purposes. Animals you can keep without a permit include llamas, alpacas, bison, European ferrets, ostriches, yaks, sugar gliders, chinchillas, and alligators. A. Approval required. A special permit is required and may be issued by the Department if it is consistent with the Department`s Fish and Wildlife Management Program to import, possess or sell the non-native (exotic) animals listed in the table below and in 4VAC15-20-210 that the Board deems and deems predatory or undesirable within the meaning and intent of Section 29.1-542 of the Virginia Code. to the extent that their introduction into the Commonwealth will adversely affect Virginia`s native fish and wildlife resources. The average Virginia resident won`t be able to recreate Garold Wayne Exotic Animal Memorial Park. But what exotic creatures could you bring into your local shelter? Oregon prohibits “exotic pets” unless the owner obtained a valid permit for exotic animals in Oregon before 2010. No new permits will be issued. Exotic animals include: An annual animal hobby permit is required to keep more than six animals (exotic or not) larger than a guinea pig and older than four months. This condition limits potentially dangerous animals.
Bears, big cats, wolves and primates are included in the list of illegal animals to own in this state. If you are before 1. October 2010 at maturity had a primate under 35 pounds, you can keep the property of this animal. Permits are required for the importation, transportation and possession of illegally possessed wildlife. For the most part, exotic animals are illegal in Hawaii. These include bears, big cats, wild dogs, hybrids of feral cats and wild dogs, kangaroos, wild cattle and deer, birds of prey, alligators, geckos and most lizards, hedgehogs, gerbils, hamsters and ferrets. Pets allowed include guinea pigs, chinchillas, pet mice and rats, parakeets and pigeons. Idaho law prohibits the possession of “harmful exotic animals” defined as non-native and dangerous. They are prohibited without permission to possess and include: Many exotic animals are allowed in Arizona, including: Requires a health certificate, except that AZA can import and export native species with only the written permission of the Director (as of 15.08.2013). Dogs must have it within 10 days of entry and those over 4 months of age will need a rabies vaccine. Primates must test negative for tuberculosis within 30 days of entry and have an oral mucosal examination, have a CVI within 10 days and have a microchip, except when crossing the state in interstate commerce or those travelling to another state, residents or non-residents who settle in the state, if not adopted by the public, sale or exchange or legal issuance for a maximum period of 10 days. The commercial importation of domestic animals, which includes all wild and exotic animals in the custody of a person, is regulated under Chapter 150.
(2 Virginia Administration Code 5-140-10 to 5-140-40, 5-140-110, 5-140-120, 5-140-130; 2 Virginia Administration Code 5-150) To own a primate, ungulate, large cat, bear, or other exotic animal in South Dakota, you must obtain a license and veterinary examination. Raccoon dogs (fox-like mammals) and non-domestic pigs are invasive and prohibited species. Delaware state law requires permits for most wild mammals and hybrids. Pets that do not require a permit include chinchillas, hedgehogs, ferrets, opossums, rabbits, sugar gliders, etc. Many lizards are allowed, including anoles, water dragons, basilisks, bearded dragons, chameleons, geckos, iguanas and more. Possession of non-native venomous snakes is illegal. D. Exception for parts or products. Authorisation shall not be required for parts or products of non-native (exotic) animals listed in Sub-Section A of this Section which may be used for personal use, in the manufacture of products or in scientific research, provided that such parts or products are packaged outside the Commonwealth by a person, a corporation or entity; which have been duly authorized by the State from which the parts originate.