are turtles illegal to have as pets?
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Selling small turtles is illegal Selling small turtles—with shells less than four inches long—was banned in 1975 to prevent the spread of salmonella. ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforces the ban on small turtle sales and has this advice for consumers: Don't buy small turtles for pets.
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While legal in some states, wolfdogs are banned in New York and are considered “dangerous wildlife.” They're among a long list of animals — from bears and tigers to pythons and snakes to pigs and falcons — that the city Health Department has banned as pets.
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Wildlife are Not Pets Some non-traditional pets can be very poor choices to own. These include callitrichids (marmosets and tamarins), capuchins and other monkeys and apes, lemurs, capybaras, skunks and raccoons. It is important to note that in Texas, as well as in most states, owning wildlife is illegal.
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While it's not known if a savannah cat is legal in New Jersey, other states such as California are able to have hybrid cats. New York State has banned owning any wild animal.
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Tegus are legal as pets in Georgia but it is illegal to release non-native animals into the wild. Although not considered aggressive toward people, tegus will defend themselves if threatened. They can react fast and lash with their tails. They have sharp teeth and claws and strong jaws.
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It is illegal to keep any primate, including pygmy marmosets or bushbabies, as pets in B.C. They are listed as a Controlled Alien Species under provincial legislation. ... Exotic pets are often taken from the wild, and may suffer or die during capture or transport.
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Not in California. In the Golden State you can't own zebras, rhinoceroses, tapirs, or any other odd-toed ungulates (aside from ordinary horses) unless you've worked with exotic species for two years (including one year with animals in the same family as the one you plan to own).
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It's illegal to have a pet gerbil in California and Hawaii. Gerbils are illegal to own as pets in California and Hawaii because these states have a climate similar to the rodents' natural desert habitat.
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In many states, it's illegal to own a pet raccoon. And in all states, it's illegal to take an animal from the wild. That means any legal pet raccoon must come from a licensed exotic animal breeder. Clever and mischievous, raccoons will get into lots of trouble if they are left unsupervised.
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The Florida box turtle is a small animal with a small native range. Like many other box turtles, it's protected in its home state, and it's illegal to capture wild ones.
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Aquatic turtles are not ideal pets for children. They are not easy to care for, not great as a pet to handle, and they often harbor Salmonella bacteria, which can be passed on to children who don't understand the need for good hygiene (such as hand washing).
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NOTE: Raccoons are not pets! It is illegal to possess a raccoon. They can carry rabies and other diseases that are harmful to humans and pets.
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DPIPWE Resource Management and Conservation general manager Colin Shepherd said most native mammal species, such as Tasmanian devils, were not permitted to be kept as pets. “Most of these species are not adapted to life as a domestic pets,” he said.
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The Indian Constitution allows and encourages pets in apartments. ... Pet owners cannot be asked to vacate their apartments. If there are notices put up forcing people to get rid of their pets, it is illegal. According to Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, this is a punishable offense.
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No, it is not legal to own an exotic animal. We don't have foxes in NZ so you would not be able to import one. Agriculture is one of our biggest export earners so we don't let animals such as a fox into the country and possibly upset this industry.
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This would break many, many laws in California where almost everything is illegal. Trapping coyotes, keeping exotic animals as pets, breeding hybrid animal coydogs. Selling coydogs (probably 6–9 counts). ... Generally, Wolfdogs and Coydogs get put down or abandoned by their owners.
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The State of Colorado also prohibits ownership of some exotic species. Monkeys and other primates, exotic pigs, certain kinds of frogs, exotic bovids such as wildebeest, and ruminants like oryx, for example, are illegal to possess in Colorado.