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Pet Opossum Legal States
Pet Opossum Legal States: compare 51 US states on 1 metric.
EnvironmentLaw51 states · 1 metricUpdated Mar 23, 2025Original page
12 sources
- State Laws - Uniting a Politically Proactive Exotic Animal League
- Possums As Pets: Can You Do This, And Should You? - A-Z Animals
- 10 Exotic Pets That Are Legal in Florida - PetHelpful
- Virginia Opossum - Connecticut Government
- Opossums - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
- Opossum - Wildlife Help
- Pets banned in Alabama - AL
- SD - Exotic Pets - Animal Law
- Animals in Captivity - Born Free USA
- Exotic Animal Laws by State - Find Law
- Wildlife as pets - Mass.gov
- Laws on Exotic Animals for Each State - The Spruce Pets
Pet Opossum 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 | Legal |
| Illegal | |
Florida | Legal |
Georgia | Illegal |
Hawaii | Illegal |
Idaho | Legal |
Illinois | Permit Required |
Indiana | Permit Required |
Iowa | Permit Required |
Kansas | Legal |
Kentucky | Permit Required |
Louisiana | Illegal |
Maine | Illegal |
Maryland | Illegal |
Massachusetts | Illegal |
Michigan | Permit Required |
Minnesota | Illegal |
Mississippi | Illegal |
Missouri | Permit Required |
Montana | Illegal |
Nebraska | Permit Required |
Nevada | Permit Required |
New Hampshire | Illegal |
New Jersey | Permit Required |
New Mexico | Permit Required |
New York | Illegal |
North Carolina | Illegal |
North Dakota | Permit Required |
Ohio | Permit Required |
Oklahoma | Permit Required |
Oregon | Illegal |
Pennsylvania | Illegal |
Rhode Island | Illegal |
South Carolina | Illegal |
South Dakota | Legal |
Tennessee | Permit Required |
Texas | Illegal |
Utah | Legal |
Vermont | Illegal |
Virginia | Illegal |
Washington | Illegal |
West Virginia | Permit Required |
Wisconsin | Legal |
Wyoming | Legal |
Quick answers
- Where does this pet opossum legal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State Laws - Uniting a Politically Proactive Exotic Animal League; Possums As Pets: Can You Do This, And Should You? - A-Z Animals; 10 Exotic Pets That Are Legal in Florida - PetHelpful; Virginia Opossum - Connecticut Government.

















































