State rankings
Pet Skunk Legal States
Pet Skunk Legal States: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.
Pet Skunk Legality
5 values across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
Alabama | Illegal | — |
Alaska | Illegal | — |
Arizona | Illegal | — |
Arkansas | Illegal | — |
California | Illegal | — |
Colorado | Illegal | — |
Connecticut | Illegal | — |
Delaware | Illegal | — |
| Illegal | — | |
Florida | Permit required | — |
Georgia | Illegal | — |
Hawaii | Illegal | — |
Idaho | Illegal | — |
Illinois | Illegal | — |
Indiana | Permit required | — |
Iowa | Legal | — |
Kansas | Illegal | — |
Kentucky | Varies by county | — |
Louisiana | Illegal | — |
Maine | Illegal | — |
Maryland | Illegal | — |
Massachusetts | Illegal | — |
Michigan | Permit required | Skunk must be bred in Michigan and live in outside cage |
Minnesota | Illegal | — |
Mississippi | Illegal | — |
Missouri | Illegal | — |
Montana | Illegal | — |
Nebraska | Illegal | — |
Nevada | Illegal | — |
New Hampshire | Illegal | — |
New Jersey | Permit required | — |
New Mexico | Permit required | — |
New York | Illegal | — |
North Carolina | Illegal | — |
North Dakota | Illegal | — |
Ohio | Permit required | — |
Oklahoma | Permit required | Must have import permit and health certificate |
Oregon | Permit required | Must be imported from out of state and have import permit and health certificates |
Pennsylvania | Legal | — |
Rhode Island | Illegal | — |
South Carolina | Unclear | It is illegal to buy, sell, or import skunks in South Carolina. However, current law does not appear to prohibit the keeping of skunks obtained through other means |
South Dakota | Legal | — |
Tennessee | Illegal | — |
Texas | Illegal | — |
Utah | Illegal | — |
Vermont | Illegal | — |
Virginia | Illegal | — |
Washington | Illegal | — |
West Virginia | Legal | — |
Wisconsin | Permit required | — |
Wyoming | Legal | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this pet skunk legal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State Laws / Skunk Ownership - Skunk Haven; Skunks as Pets - Wiki.

















































