State rankings
Pet Bear Legal States
Pet Bear Legal States: compare 51 US states on 1 metric.
EnvironmentLaw51 states · 1 metricUpdated Jun 5, 2025Original page
5 sources
- Exotic Animal Laws by State - FindLaw
- Exotic Animals - Delaware Department of Agriculture
- Exotic Animal Laws by State: A Way to Deter People From Owning Rare and Dangerous Animals - World Animal Foundation
- Deleterious Exotic Animals - Idaho State Department of Agriculture
- Uniting A Politically Proactive Exotic Animal League - UAPPEAL
Pet Bear Legality
3 values across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
 Alabama | Illegal |
 Alaska | Legal with Permit |
 Arizona | Illegal |
 Arkansas | Illegal |
 California | Illegal |
 Colorado | Illegal |
 Connecticut | Illegal |
 Delaware | Illegal |
 District of Columbia | Illegal |
 Florida | Illegal |
 Georgia | Illegal |
 Hawaii | Illegal |
 Idaho | Illegal |
 Illinois | Illegal |
 Indiana | Legal with Permit |
 Iowa | Illegal |
 Kansas | Illegal |
 Kentucky | Illegal |
 Louisiana | Illegal |
 Maine | Illegal |
 Maryland | Illegal |
 Massachusetts | Illegal |
 Michigan | Illegal |
 Minnesota | Illegal |
 Mississippi | Legal with Permit |
 Missouri | Legal |
 Montana | Legal with Permit |
 Nebraska | Illegal |
 Nevada | Illegal |
 New Hampshire | Illegal |
 New Jersey | Illegal |
 New Mexico | Illegal |
 New York | Illegal |
 North Carolina | Illegal |
 North Dakota | Legal with Permit |
 Ohio | Illegal |
 Oklahoma | Illegal |
 Oregon | Illegal |
 Pennsylvania | Legal with Permit |
 Rhode Island | Illegal |
 South Carolina | Illegal |
 South Dakota | Legal with Permit |
 Tennessee | Legal with Permit |
 Texas | Legal with Permit |
 Utah | Illegal |
 Vermont | Illegal |
 Virginia | Legal with Permit |
 Washington | Illegal |
 West Virginia | Illegal |
 Wisconsin | Illegal |
 Wyoming | Illegal |
Quick answers
- Where does this pet bear legal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Exotic Animal Laws by State - FindLaw; Exotic Animals - Delaware Department of Agriculture; Exotic Animal Laws by State: A Way to Deter People From Owning Rare and Dangerous Animals - World Animal Foundation; Deleterious Exotic Animals - Idaho State Department of Agriculture.