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Municipality State Country Legal Permit Fee Shots? 10-Day Updated URL Comments Quar? Fort Rucker AL USA N 3/3/99 Alabama AL USA Y N Y 6/3/98 California CA USA N 5/11/01 www.ferretnews.org CFL is collecting petitions urging the governor's support of the current legislation to lift the ban. See www.ferretnews.org to learn how to help. Broomfield CO USA Y Y 3/9/00 Ban lifted when city council learned of rabies vaccine reliability. Federal Heights CO USA N 7/10/99 Colorado CO USA Y Y 7/10/99 Wheat Ridge CO USA N 7/10/99 Connecticut CT USA Y 3/29/98 14-day quarantine for bite cases. Ferrets classed as domestic, treated the same as dogs and cats by the Dept of Agriculture & Health Washington DC USA N 7/10/99 Florida FL USA Y Y 1/11/98 Hunter Army Airfield Savannah GA USA N 3/16/99 Robbins Air Force Base GA USA N Hawaii HI USA N Mountain Home Air Force Base ID USA N 7/10/99 Great Lakes Naval Base IL USA N 7/10/99 Scott Air Force Base IL USA N 2/13/98 Illinois IL USA Y Y 7/10/99 Permits are free Bloomington IN USA Y 7/10/99 Evansville IN USA Y Y Y Y 4/20/98 $3 annual permit per ferret. Address: City of Evansville, Room 300, 1 NW Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Evansville, IN. 47708-1833. Rabies vaccination certificate required. Monroe County IN USA Y 3/10/01 Kentucky KY USA Y N Y Ferrets no longer require a permit or license in Kentucky. As of April 7, 1998, the governor of Kentucky signed a bill exempting ferrets from any kind of licensing. Jefferson County KY USA Y Y Y 5/21/98 $75 annual fee per ferret Lexington KY USA Y 7/10/99 License for breeders only Louisville KY USA Y Y Y 9/19/97 As of 1998, $25 fee to transport ferrets from seller; $75 annual fee to Fish and Wildlife Services for home inspection; 75 annual permit. Covers all ferrets; breeding illegal. Louisville KY USA Y N 2/6/01 Illegal to sell in pet stores Newport KY USA N 7/10/99 Massachusetts MA USA Y Y 7/10/99 Lynn MA USA N 3/1/01 www.maferrets.org Ferret owners subject to fines as much as $1,000 a day. Fort Meade MD USA N 12/13/97 Ocean City MD USA N 7/10/99 Maine ME USA Y N 1/23/01 Detroit MI USA N 7/14/00 Unconfirmed report of an unenforced law on the books. Kalamazoo MI USA N 8/3/97 Michigan MI USA Y N 7/10/99 Bloomington MN USA ? 7/10/99 Burnsville MN USA Y Y Y 7/22/00 Unconfirmed report that they are legal with $10 annual fee Golden Valley MN USA N 7/10/99 Hopkins MN USA N 7/10/99 Minneapolis MN USA N 10/10/98 Illegal to sell, but conflicting reports on legality of owning Richfield MN USA N 7/10/99 Unconfirmed report that they are now legal. Robbinsdale MN USA ? 7/10/99 St. Paul MN USA Y Y 7/10/99 Boone County MO USA ? 3/26/01 Conflicting information about legal status in county Columbia MO USA ? Y 3/12/99 Ferrets previously considered dangerous exotics. Conflicting information about legal status in city limits. Sedalia MO USA N 7/25/00 Ferrets classified with "dangerous, wild and exotics" by city ordinance. Columbus Air Force Base MS USA Y 1/12/99 Unconfirmed report Keesler Air Force Base MS USA N 10/7/98 Gaston County NC USA N 12/4/00 Grand Forks Air Force Base ND USA N 12/26/98 New Hampshire NH USA Y Y 7/10/99 All shelters require license and inspection. Fee is $50/year. Unannounced inspection 2X annually. New Jersey NJ USA Y Y Y 7/10/99 Cannon Air Force Base NM USA N 7/10/99 Carson City NV USA Y Y 12/15/97 $25.00 annual registration fee. City reserves right to inspect the habitat. Clark County NV USA Y Y Y 4/30/01 $4 fee Las Vegas NV USA Y Y Y Unconfirmed $100 fee New York City NY USA N 5/10/01 members.aol.com/NYCFerrets City Council voted to lift ban on 5/9/01, but there not enough votes to override mayoral veto. See http://members.aol.com/NYCFerrets to learn how to contact mayor to urge support. New York NY USA Y N 1/28/98 License requirement lifted, retroactive to 4/1/97 Butler County OH USA N 7/10/99 Columbus OH USA Y Y 1/28/98 Elyria OH USA Y 1/31/98 Franklin County OH USA Y Y 1/28/98 Montgomery County OH USA N 9/12/97 Sharonville OH USA N 7/10/99 Warren County OH USA N 7/10/99 Owasso OK USA Y 7/10/99 Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma City OK USA N 7/31/00 Tulsa OK USA Y Toronto ON Canada Y 2/4/01 Now legal throughout Toronto. "According to Public Health City By-Laws dated March 22 1999, in Part 2 Section 2.5, ferrets are listed as a Class 4 animal" and thus legal. Limit of 6 in any combination with dogs, cats, ferrets and rabbits. Allentown PA USA N 6/29/97 Bethlehem PA USA N 6/29/97 Erie PA USA N 8/8/98 Enforced when complaint is filed. Hazle Township PA USA Y 1/21/98 Hazleton PA USA N 7/10/99 New Castle PA USA Y 2/9/98 West Hazleton PA USA Y 1/21/98 Puerto Rico PR USA N 7/10/99 Apparently were banned in approximately 1985. Rhode Island RI USA Y Y Y 7/10/99 Charleston Air Force Base SC USA N 7/24/00 Shaw Air Force Base SC USA N 7/10/99 South Carolina SC USA Y Y 12/29/00 www.state.sc.us/dhec/hsgsrab.htm Legal to sell as of 12/2000, and recognizes '98 Rabies Compendium recommendation. Tennessee TN USA Y 4/4/98 Addison TX USA N 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets defined as wild animals and banned under city ordinance. Allen TX USA N 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets banned specifically under city ordinance. Arlington TX USA Y N 12/30/97 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets specifically excluded from the prohibited animal definition. Limit of 3 per household unless they are under 6 months of age. Balch Springs TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Beaumont TX USA Y 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Animal Control used interpreted "wild animal" to restrict them; successfully challenged in court in 1999. City council declined to make ferrets specifically legal, saying court decision makes them so by default. Bedford TX USA Y N 12/30/97 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets no longer specifically listed as excluded in city ordinance. Carrollton TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml As of 2001, director of animal control acknowledges that nothing in city code prohibits ferrets and says they are therefore legal. Cedar Hill TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Cleburne TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Colleyville TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Colony, The TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Coppell TX USA N 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets banned specifically under city ordinance. Corsicana TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Dallas TX USA N 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets banned specifically under city ordinance. Denton TX USA Y Y Y Y 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Limit of 3 cats, dogs and/or ferrets in a household without a special permit, approx. $20. Home inspection may be required for variance. Euless TX USA N 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Farmers Branch TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Forest Hill TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Fort Hood TX USA N 7/10/99 Ferrets banned specifically under city ordinance. Fort Worth TX USA Y Y Y 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Code requires rabies vaccination, registration, and wearing of tag. $7 fee for neutered animals and $12 for whole, no limit on number of ferrets owned. Friendswood TX USA N 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets defined as wild animals and banned under city ordinance. Garland TX USA Y Y Y Y Y 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml $25 per year per household permit. Vaccination, collar with owner ID info and leashes required. Mandatory neutering over 6 months of age. No limit on number. Home inspection may be required. Grand Prairie TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Grapevine TX USA N 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets defined as wild animals and banned under city ordinance. Houston TX USA N 6/12/99 Unconfirmed report of a ban going into effect in 1999. Irving TX USA Y Y Y Y 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Animal Control in the past stated that a prohibited animal permit was required, $50/year with $10/year renewal. However code specifically states "Ferrets are not prohibited animals." Limit of 4. Keller TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Kennedale TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Kileen TX USA N 7/10/99 Lake Dallas TX USA Y Y Y 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ordinance specifically includes ferrets in the definition of ""prohibited animal"" but it is possible to obtain a prohibited animal permit with a home inspection and annual $25 fee. Lewisville TX USA Y Y Y 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets specifically excluded from the prohibited animal list. Vaccination, registration and wearing of tag required. Limit of 6 ferrets per household. Lubbock TX USA Y 3/3/00 McKinney TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Mesquite TX USA N 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets defined as wild animals and banned under city ordinance. North Richland Hills TX USA Y Y Y 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets allowed under permit but requirements are extremely restrictive, including $100,000 liability insurance, home inspection, attendance of city-approved animal care course, health certificate, etc. In bite cases, ferrets will be euthanized. $50 annual permit. Paris TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Plano TX USA Y Y Y 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets specifically excluded from prohibited animal list. Rabies vaccination, registration permit, and tag wearing are required. Neutering required. 30-day quarantine in bite cases, and bite victim may request euthanization rather than quarantine. Richardson TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Rowlett TX USA N 7/10/99 Saginaw TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. San Angelo TX USA Y Y Y 2/7/98 Annual shots and tag required for unconfirmed fee of $10-$15. San Antonio TX USA Y Y Y Y 7/10/99 Sherman TX USA Y Y 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets specifically defined as a pet animal. Vaccination and wearing of tag required. Southlake TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Waco TX USA Y 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Ferrets specifically excluded from prohibited animal list. Watauga TX USA 5/10/01 www.texasferret.org/legal.shtml Not prohibited but not specifically legal. Davis County UT USA Y 2/19/98 Legal to sell but not own Salt Lake City County UT USA N 7/10/99 Taylorsville UT USA Y 3/16/98 Tooele UT USA N 10/16/97 Fort Eustis VA USA N 5/2/98 Virginia VA USA Y Y 1/11/98 Fort Lewis WA USA N 9/24/00 Washington WA USA Y 9/26/98 Unconfirmed limit of 4 Oshkosh WI USA N 11/24/00 Ferrets are classified as wild animals by city ordinance, and are prohibited from being owned, kept or sold. Wisconsin WI USA Y Y 1/11/98 Wyoming WY USA Y Y 1/11/98 Germany Germany Y 3/8/01 A ferret owner was able to ship 3 ferrets from the U.S. to Germany via Frankfurt International Airport Veterinary Facility on Lufthansa Airlines, which apparently was very expensive but doable in 1999. Hungary Hungary Y 4/29/99 Italy Italy ? 1/24/98 Legal status unknown but have heard from at least one Italian who owns ferrets. Japan Japan Y Y 1/17/99 Japan is very ferret friendly so long as you have some kind of official health certificate and proof of shots. No quarantine required. Johannesburg South Africa N 4/10/98 Kadena Air Force Base Japan Y 1/17/99 New South Wales Australia Y N 3/26/01 Okinawa Japan Y 1/17/99 Peru Peru Y 3/17/99 Legal status unconfirmed but have heard from a Peruvian who owns one. Philippines Philippines ? 10/7/98 "When we tried to ship our ferret overseas with us in late '86 to the Philippines, we were told in '87 by the base vet that according to government regulation, ferrets are considered wild animals." Queensland Australia N 6/29/97 Singapore Singapore Y 10/1/00 Legal specifics unconfirmed United Kingdom UK Y 6/10/99 Venezuela Venezuela Y 8/7/00 Legal specifics unconfirmedReturn to FFZ Home