Uniting A POLITICALLY PROACTIVE Exotic Animal League
South Dakota
South Dakota Administrative Rules
BANS
- Raccoon dogs except temporary or zoo permit
- Physically altering allowed furbearers except de-scenting
- Nongame birds
- possess, import, ship and transport of aquatic invasive species unless allowed by rule
PERMIT
- Nondomestic felines, canines, bears, weasel family, hyenas, aardwolves, nondomestic even-toed ungulates, tapirs, rhinos, Asian/African elephants, nonhuman primates, and hybrids
- Entry of animals
- Native species
- Game birds (commercial or noncommercial)
- Raptors
- Rehabilitation
REGULATES
- Diseased nondomestic animals
- Take of bullfrog and non-endangered/threatened turtles
- Game fish must come from hatchery or pet store
- Nongame
LEGAL
- 1 raccoon, jackrabbit, skunk, red/gray fox, or coyote as a pet
- Fur-bearing animals 2 generations or more from wild or imported captive-born
- Invertebrates other than mollusks/crustaceans
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Tennessee
BANS
- Class I inherently dangerous species, Class II, Class IV, and Class V wildlife*
- Class III by nature centers, rehab, or education
- Skunks*
PERMIT
- Commercial selling wildlife
- Import
- Falconry
- Peregrine Falcon Take
REGULATES
- Canine/feline hybrids <25% wild are domestic animals and need rabies vaccine
LEGAL/NO PERMIT
- Class III wildlife
Texas
BAN
- Wolves*
- All bats
- Selling armadillos*
- Skunk and fox possession
- Fox, skunk, raccoon and coyote transport
- Protected wildlife not for science, research, education or zoo
- Catching coatimundi from the wild
- Furbearers as pets
- Federal and state threatened/endangered species
- Harmful and potentially harmful fish and shellfish
PERMIT
- Alligators
- Exotic venomous snakes, African rock pythons, Asiatic rock pythons, green anacondas, reticulated pythons, and Southern African pythons*
- Protected wildlife for science, research, education or zoo
- Rehabilitation
- Native species
- Import of furbearers
- Breeder deer
REGISTRATION
- Dangerous wild animals*
REGULATES
- Reptile sales by retail stores - need Salmonella notice
- Exotic fowl must be confined and separated from wild birds
- Dogs, coyotes and hybrids that attack animals may be killed
LEGAL/NO PERMIT
- 6+ black list species or 25+ white list species kept for personal possession except coyotes, mountain lion, bobcat, rabbit, American bison, diamondback terrapin, and threatened species
- Unlisted exotic species
Utah
BANS
- Captive bred bobcats, lynx, and marten collection and as pets
- Prohibited wildlife*
PERMIT
- Coyote, raccoon
- Import
- Controlled wildlife
- Rehabilitation
- Falconry
- Wildlife Convention
REGISTRATION
- Captive bred bobcats, lynx, and marten import/possess/propagation
- Furbearers on private wildlife farm
- Game birds
REGULATES
- Herp
- Taking certain nongame mammals
LEGAL/NO PERMIT
- Noncontrolled wildlife
- Invertebrates other than mollusk and crustaceans
- Domestic species
Vermont
BANS
- Wildlife and hybrid import/possession*
- Unrestricted wild animal exceptions
- Prohibited fish as pets
- Nongame as pets except certain invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, and nongame fish
PERMIT
- Wildlife and hybrids for other purposes
- Endangered species
- Falconry
- Rehabilitation
- Import of captive furbearers
- Wolf dog kennels
REGULATES
- Primates
- Wildlife transport (need authorization)
- Restricted fish
LEGAL/NO PERMIT
- Wolf dogs (regulated as dogs)
- Domestic species
- Unrestricted wild animals
- Unrestricted fish
Virginia
BANS
- Predatory or undesirable animals as pets
- Foxes and certain rabbits not declared by 1/1/18
- Nutria
- Aquatic nuisance species
- Sale of most native species
- Sale of salamanders except exotic newts
- Sale of turtles for aquariums except snapping turtles
- Direct contact with dangerous captive animals (bear, cougar, jaguar, leopard except clouded leopard, lion, tiger, hybrid, nonhuman primate)
PERMIT
- Predatory or undesirable species for other purposes
- Native species
- Elementary school displays
- Endangered species
- Import
REGULATES
- Reptiles must be kept to prevent escape
- Allows localities to ban hybrid canines
- Has special list of where various types of fish are allowed to be sold (pet store, aquaculture, bait store)
LEGAL/NO PERMIT
- Wolf and domestic feline hybrids
- Unlisted exotic species
- Unlisted exotic endangered species as pets if approved by ESA
- Domestic list species
- Nuisance species
- Unlisted native terrestrial invertebrates
Washington
Washington Administrative Code
BANS
- Potentially dangerous wild animals*
- Deleterious exotic wildlife*
- Aquatic invasive species
- Import deleterious exotic wildlife except AZA or research
- Import grizzly bears
- Bats, skunks, foxes, raccoons, and coyotes as pets
- Certain cervids*
- Selling intrastate except AZA or other zoo
- Endangered/threatened species
- Native species not unprotected
- Prohibited levels 1-3 aquatic wildlife (aquatic invertebrates, fish, amphibians, and reptiles)
- Regulated Type A aquatic wildlife unless approved
- Protected wildlife as pets (includes invertebrates)
- Unclassified wildlife as pets
PERMIT
- Import bat, skunk, fox, raccoon, coyote other purposes
- Game birds for other purposes
- Catch wild animals
- Rehabilitation
- Scientific collection
- Falconry
- Import
REGULATES
- Has authority to regulate wild and exotic pets
LEGAL
- Regulated Type B aquatic wildlife
- Unlisted exotics
- Unprotected native species
West Virginia
West Virginia Code of State Rules
BANS
- Dangerous wild animals*
- Import of coyote, fox, skunk, raccoon
- Native snake, lizard and turtle eggs
- Nongame birds
PERMIT
- Dangerous wild animals later added through rules
- Unlisted native mammals and all birds other than unprotected birds, psittacine, and foreign cage birds as pets
- Roadside menagerie
- Game preserve
- Import
REGULATES
- Bullfrog, green frog, snapping turtles and Eastern spiny turtles under fishing laws
LEGAL
- 25 native amphibian eggs, larvae or tadpoles
- Possess and take unprotected native nongame herp
Wisconsin
BAN
- Endangered/threatened species
- Prohibited invasive species
- Wild take of native species except herp and certain unprotected species
- In-state purchase, import, and sale of most native reptiles and amphibians
PERMIT
- Native wildlife not in 16.04(4)(a)
- Harmful wild animals
- Wild animal markets/dealers/truckers
- Rehabilitators
REGULATES
- Wolf hybrids
LEGAL/NO PERMIT
- Unlisted exotic animals except certain pheasants & migratory birds
- Household pets
- Domestic animals
- Livestock
- Unprotected native species
- Unlimited atypically colored or patterned herp not endangered/threatened
- 1 native amphibian egg mass and 5 transformed adults
Wyoming
BANS
- Trophy animals, big game animals, wolf, wolf hybrids for private use
- Prohibited Chapter 10 wildlife*
- Nongame birds for personal use
- US Endangered/threatened species
- Aquatic invasive species
PERMIT
- Game birds
- Chapter 10 wildlife
- Non-threatened/endangered crustaceans, mollusks, herp, and certain fish
LEGAL/NO PERMIT
- Domestic and domesticated animals
- Exempt wildlife
- Invertebrates other than mollusks and crustaceans
- Take non-endangered/threatened herp for personal use
- Unlisted normal pet store animals if approved