No one may possess a dangerous animal defined as including a lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, margay, mountain lion, lynx, bobcat or jaguarundi, except in a properly maintained zoological park, a state-licensed exhibition, a circus, a scientific or educational institution, a research laboratory, a veterinary clinic, dog or animal shelter. Illinois resumed hunting and trapping bobcats during the 2016-2017 season. There are a few counties in Illinois where it is prohibited. It`s illegal to own a bobcat in Illinois, but you can hunt it. It is legal to own a savannah cat. Regulates the private ownership of non-traditional livestock, i.e. all wild animals in captivity, by issuing licenses. Bobcats and lynx are Category 3 animals (native to the state), all other cats are Category 4. (Inherently dangerous) Before Class 3 or 4 animals can be imported into the state, an import permit must be issued. Non-traditional livestock farmers must keep records of sales, purchases, escapes, catches, diseases or transmissions or births of animals. Record keeping must be available for inspection.
Servals and savannah cats are legal. Bobcat hunting is only allowed for residents and in certain areas of the state. Section 3-8-1 rabies vaccine required for all canids or felidae; Applicability. Notwithstanding legal requirements to the contrary, it is illegal to possess, maintain, sell, or trade canids or felids for which there is no USDA-licensed rabies vaccine. Any person who currently owns or maintains such an animal may keep the animal for the duration of its life, provided that the animal is sterilized or neutered and registered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry. This article does not apply to zoological parks, circuses, colleges and universities, animal shelters or veterinary clinics approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry, counties or municipalities, animal shelters or clinics approved by the Ministry of Conservation and Natural Resources. It is illegal to own dangerous regulated animals, including: In 2007, a new state law (HB 1418 – signed on 22.07.) prohibits the possession, breeding or importation of species of big cats (lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cheetah, puma and their hybrids), with the exception of zoos and AZA facilities participating in an SSP, animal welfare organizations, animal controls, veterinarians, wildlife sanitation sites, wildlife sanctuaries, research institutes, circuses, people who temporarily transport and exhibit them for less than 21 days, trade fair exhibitions and game farms. Affected cats kept at the time of signing the law can be kept. No new animals can be purchased. The Washington F&W Department does not regulate species of small cats that are not native. Bobcats and lynx (considered native species) require that the reproduction, possession or commercial use of bobcats or lynx be limited to specimens legally acquired outside the state. Must have a state-issued import permit number on the health certificate to bring native species into the state.
It is legal to own a savannah cat. Bobcat hunting is legal. Non-native raccoons can be kept as pets with proper veterinary examination certification and proof of legal ownership. Has an Alien Wildlife Possession Licence ($50.00 per animal) that does not allow breeding and sale. The Exotic Wildlife Dealer Permit ($200.00) allows for breeding and resale. The Wildlife Menagerie Permit ($100) allows for the ownership of cats as well as many other species, but to be eligible, the facility must be open to the public and charge a fee. The PA Gaming Commission has cages, accommodation, a purchase contract, sanitary facilities and general requirements that must be met to be eligible for approval. The state wildlife registrar inspects the facilities prior to permit approval. Permission to possess alien wildlife requires an inspection by the Wildlife Conservator before the animal is received. The Exotic Wildlife Permit allows for the importation and possession of wildlife, but a separate permit must be applied for each animal. A new regulation, adopted in April 2003, imposes a two-year experience requirement for each canine or félidé licence applied for. Native bobcats cannot be kept or sold as pets, but can be kept or imported by licensed propagators.
Excluded are nationally recognized circuses that submit a list of acts and dates, public zoological gardens that receive government subsidies, and AZA zoos. Hunting savannah cats and bobcats is legal. – Pets prohibited: coyote, wolf, tiger, lion, non-native bear, great ape Until this year, South Carolina was one of the five states in the country with no restrictions on wildlife ownership. On January 1, 2018, a new law made it illegal to possess non-native large cats, monkeys or bears. Wolves, coyotes, peccaries (some species related to pigs), bison, mountain goats, mountain sheep, bears, turkeys and fur carriers are also prohibited. Although the possession of big cats was banned after 8/2005, you are allowed to own 6 bobcats and it is legal to hunt bobcats. With regard to servals and hybrids, if a person wishes to possess other animals which are not native to the State and which are not listed above, the person must, on request, prove that the animal was lawfully acquired in the previous State. Does not issue permits for potentially dangerous species (all felidae) for pet or hobby purposes. The possession of potentially dangerous species must be carried out for scientific establishments, animal exhibitors, zoological establishments or animal dealers.