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Prairie Dog Legal States
Prairie Dog Legal States: compare 50 US states on 2 metrics.
EnvironmentLaw50 states · 2 metricsUpdated Apr 10, 2025Original page
34 sources
- Exotic Animal Laws by State - FindLaw
- Pets and Livestock, Legal Pets - State of Alaska
- Laws on Exotic Animals for Each State - The Spruce Pets
- R1.03 -- Prohibited Captive Wildlife Species List - The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- Why can't I have a hedgehog, sugar glider, ferret, or other restricted, non-native species as a pet in California? - CDFW
- DEP creates list for banning wild, exotic animals by public - Hearst Media Services Connecticut
- Owning pets in Illinois - Q985, Townsquare Media
- Wild Animals Illegal To Keep As Pets in Louisiana - Kiss Country 93.7
- Md. and Del. Probe Sales of Prairie Dogs - The Washington Post
- Wildlife as pets - Mass.gov
- Prairie dog pets legal in Minnesota - Brainerd Dispatch
- Pet prairie dogs may carry fatal disease - Las Vegas Sun
- List of animals illegal to keep as pets in NYC per Article 161.01 (b) of the NYC Health Code - Empire Justice Centar
- Ohio checking on prairie dogs brought into state - 19 News
- Patch Picks: Five Unusual and Legal House Pets - Patch
- Wild Animals You Can Legally Own In Rhode Island - Fun 107
- Exotic Pets, Farm Animals - South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
- Illegal Animals - WSDA
- Possessing Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife - Quick Reference Guide - Wyoming Game and Fish Dept
- Prairie Dogs - International Canine Semen Bank of Colorado
- Delaware Health Alert Network #31 - Delaware.gov
- Captive Wildlife - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Guide to Legal Pets – Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
- Idaho Administrative Code. Agency 02. Idaho Department of Agriculture - Michigan State University College
- Wild Animal Possession Permit - Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- Sales illegal in Maine prior to federal ban - Sun Journal
- Captive Wildlife Permit - Nebraska Game Parks
- Exotic Animas - Pershing County Code Nevada
- State of New Hampshire. Division of Administrative Rules - Michigan State University College
- These animals are illegal to own in New Jersey - New Jersay101.5
- Prairie Dog Ecology and Management in Oklahoma - OSU Extension
- Prairie Doga Texas - Texas.Public.Law
- Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection - Wisconsin.gov
- - My Country 95.5
Pet Prairie Dog Legal Status
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50 states
 Alabama | Legal w/ permit | Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit required |
 Alaska | Illegal | — |
 Arizona | Illegal | — |
 Arkansas | Illegal | — |
 California | Illegal | — |
 Colorado | Illegal | — |
 Connecticut | Illegal | — |
 Delaware | Illegal | — |
 Florida | Legal | — |
 Georgia | Illegal | — |
 Hawaii | Illegal | — |
 Idaho | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Illinois | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Indiana | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Iowa | Illegal w/ exceptions | Exception: Owners who received a permit for the animal by 2007 may still keep prairie dogs |
 Kansas | Illegal | — |
 Kentucky | Illegal | — |
 Louisiana | Illegal | — |
 Maine | Illegal | — |
 Maryland | Illegal | — |
 Massachusetts | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Michigan | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Minnesota | Legal | — |
 Mississippi | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Missouri | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Montana | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Nebraska | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Nevada | Legal w/ permit | — |
 New Hampshire | Illegal | — |
 New Jersey | Legal w/ permit | — |
 New Mexico | Legal w/ permit | — |
 New York | Legal w/ permit | — |
 North Carolina | Legal | — |
 North Dakota | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Ohio | Legal w/ requirements | Permit required and animals must be either spayed or neutered |
 Oklahoma | Illegal | — |
 Oregon | Illegal w/ exceptions | Possession is illegal unless the owner obtained a valid exotic animal permit prior to 2010 |
 Pennsylvania | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Rhode Island | Legal w/ permit | — |
 South Carolina | Legal w/ permit | — |
 South Dakota | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Tennessee | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Texas | Illegal | — |
 Utah | Illegal | — |
 Vermont | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Virginia | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Washington | Illegal | — |
 West Virginia | Legal w/ permit | — |
 Wisconsin | Illegal | — |
 Wyoming | Legal | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this prairie dog legal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Exotic Animal Laws by State - FindLaw; Pets and Livestock, Legal Pets - State of Alaska; Laws on Exotic Animals for Each State - The Spruce Pets; R1.03 -- Prohibited Captive Wildlife Species List - The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.