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State | Ocelot Legal Status | Additional Info |
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Alabama | Unregulated | |
Alaska | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Arizona | Permit Required | Requires the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal |
Arkansas | Illegal | |
California | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Colorado | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Connecticut | Illegal | |
Delaware | Unregulated | |
District of Columbia | Illegal | |
Florida | Illegal | |
Georgia | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Hawaii | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Idaho | Permit Required | Requires the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal |
Illinois | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Indiana | Permit Required | Requires the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal |
Iowa | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Kansas | Illegal | |
Kentucky | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Louisiana | Illegal | |
Maine | Permit Required | Requires the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal |
Maryland | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Massachusetts | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Michigan | Illegal | |
Minnesota | Illegal | |
Mississippi | Permit Required | Requires the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal |
Missouri | Permit Required | Requires the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal |
Montana | Illegal | |
Nebraska | Illegal | |
Nevada | Unregulated | |
New Hampshire | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
New Jersey | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
New Mexico | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
New York | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
North Carolina | Unregulated | |
North Dakota | Permit Required | Requires the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal |
Ohio | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Oklahoma | Unregulated | |
Oregon | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Pennsylvania | Permit Required | Requires the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal |
Rhode Island | Permit Required | Requires the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal |
South Carolina | Legal | |
South Dakota | Permit Required | Requires the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal |
Tennessee | Illegal | |
Texas | Permit Required | Requires the “owner” of the exotic animal to obtain a license or permit or to register the animal with state or local authorities to privately possess the animal |
Utah | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Vermont | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
Virginia | Illegal | |
Washington | Illegal | Ban on private ownership of big cats |
West Virginia | Permit Required | |
Wisconsin | Unregulated | |
Wyoming | Permit Required |