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Black Panther Legal States
Black Panther Legal States: compare 50 US states on 2 metrics.
Law50 states · 2 metricsUpdated Mar 7, 2023Original page
12 sources
- What You Need to Know About the Big Cat Public Safety Act - US Fish & Wildlife Service
- Animal Legal and Historical Center - Michigan State University
- State Laws for Private Ownership of Big Cats - Big Cat Rescue
- Animals in Captivity - Born Free USA
- Exotic and Prohibited Wildlife in Colorado - Colorado Virtual Library
- Exotic Animal Laws by State - Find Law
- Panther and Rottweiler Become Best Friends After Woman Rescues Wild Cat From Zoo - Newsweek
- Wildlife as pets - Official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Arizona Exotic Animal Laws Explained - Orent Criminal Law
- The Top Ten Cute Exotic Pets You Can Adopt Legally In California - Medium
- Pets and Livestock - The Great State of Alaska
- Illegal Animal - The Official Website of the City of New York
Black Panther Legality
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50 states
 Alabama | Illegal | — |
 Alaska | Illegal | — |
 Arizona | Illegal | — |
 Arkansas | Illegal | — |
 California | Illegal | — |
 Colorado | Illegal | — |
 Connecticut | Illegal | — |
 Delaware | Unregulated | Does not ban or regulate keeping big cats as pets |
 Florida | Illegal | — |
 Georgia | Illegal | — |
 Hawaii | Illegal | — |
 Idaho | Permit required | Private possession of any “deleterious exotic animal” is forbidden, unless the owner receives a permit from the Idaho Department of Agriculture. |
 Illinois | Illegal | — |
 Indiana | Permit required | Must obtain a permit and fulfill a list of strict requirements. |
 Iowa | Illegal | — |
 Kansas | Illegal | — |
 Kentucky | Illegal | — |
 Louisiana | Illegal | — |
 Maine | Illegal | — |
 Maryland | Illegal | — |
 Massachusetts | Illegal | — |
 Michigan | Illegal | — |
 Minnesota | Illegal | — |
 Mississippi | Permit required | — |
 Missouri | Permit required | — |
 Montana | Illegal | — |
 Nebraska | Illegal | — |
 Nevada | Unregulated | No laws on keeping dangerous wild animals as pets |
 New Hampshire | Illegal | — |
 New Jersey | Illegal | — |
 New Mexico | Illegal | — |
 New York | Illegal | — |
 North Carolina | Unregulated | No laws on keeping dangerous wild animals as pets |
 North Dakota | Permit required | — |
 Ohio | Illegal | — |
 Oklahoma | Unregulated | Does not ban or regulate keeping big cats as pets |
 Oregon | Illegal | — |
 Pennsylvania | Permit required | — |
 Rhode Island | Illegal | — |
 South Carolina | Illegal | — |
 South Dakota | Illegal | — |
 Tennessee | Illegal | — |
 Texas | Illegal | — |
 Utah | Illegal | — |
 Vermont | Illegal | — |
 Virginia | Illegal | — |
 Washington | Illegal | — |
 West Virginia | Illegal | — |
 Wisconsin | Illegal | — |
 Wyoming | Illegal | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this black panther legal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: What You Need to Know About the Big Cat Public Safety Act - US Fish & Wildlife Service; Animal Legal and Historical Center - Michigan State University; State Laws for Private Ownership of Big Cats - Big Cat Rescue; Animals in Captivity - Born Free USA.