State rankings
Pet Bobcat Legal States
Pet Bobcat Legal States: compare 51 US states on 1 metric.
EnvironmentLaw51 states · 1 metricUpdated Jul 7, 2024Original page
15 sources
- Living with Bobcats - Arizona Game & Fish Department
- Home - Exotic Pet Wonderland
- Exotic Animal Laws by State - FindLaw
- Article 9, Fish and Wildlife - Indiana Administrative Code
- Chapter 717F, Dangerous Wild Animals - The Iowa Legislature
- State Laws Exotic Cats - Big Cat Rescue
- North Carolina Administrative Code - Animal Law
- North Dakota Administrative Code - North Dakota Legislature
- South Carolina Code of Laws Unannotated - South Carolina Legislature
- Are Pet Bobcats Legal? Definitive Guide With Major Details! - Alotta Pets
- Pets and Livestock - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- Connecticut General Statutes Annotated. Title 26. Fisheries and Game. Chapter 490. Fisheries and Game. - Animal Law
- Exotic and Prohibited Wildlife in Colorado - Colorado Virtual Library
- Summary of State Laws Relating to Private Possession of Exotic Animals - Born Free USA
- Wildlife as pets - Mass.gov
Pet Bobcat Legality
3 values across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
Alabama | Illegal |
Alaska | Illegal |
Arizona | Illegal |
Arkansas | Legal |
California | Illegal |
Colorado | Illegal |
Connecticut | Illegal |
Delaware | Illegal |
| Illegal | |
Florida | Permit required |
Georgia | Illegal |
Hawaii | Illegal |
Idaho | Illegal |
Illinois | Illegal |
Indiana | Illegal |
Iowa | Permit required |
Kansas | Legal |
Kentucky | Illegal |
Louisiana | Illegal |
Maine | Illegal |
Maryland | Illegal |
Massachusetts | Illegal |
Michigan | Permit required |
Minnesota | Illegal |
Mississippi | Illegal |
Missouri | Permit required |
Montana | Legal |
Nebraska | Illegal |
Nevada | Permit required |
New Hampshire | Illegal |
New Jersey | Illegal |
New Mexico | Illegal |
New York | Illegal |
North Carolina | Permit required |
North Dakota | Permit required |
Ohio | Permit required |
Oklahoma | Permit required |
Oregon | Illegal |
Pennsylvania | Illegal |
Rhode Island | Illegal |
South Carolina | Permit required |
South Dakota | Illegal |
Tennessee | Legal |
Texas | Permit required |
Utah | Illegal |
Vermont | Illegal |
Virginia | Illegal |
Washington | Illegal |
West Virginia | Illegal |
Wisconsin | Permit required |
Wyoming | Permit required |
Quick answers
- Where does this pet bobcat legal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Living with Bobcats - Arizona Game & Fish Department; Home - Exotic Pet Wonderland; Exotic Animal Laws by State - FindLaw; Article 9, Fish and Wildlife - Indiana Administrative Code.

















































