Skunks to Squirrels: Are These ‘Cute’ Animals Illegal to Own in Louisiana?
Recently my wife dropped me a "not so subtle" note about what she might want for Christmas.
No, not jewelry or a trip. Not even a special picture of our grandchildren. Believe it or not, it's a pet skunk.
Just click HERE to see the video she sent me. It's a video of someone's pet skunks and after watching it, I could somewhat see her attraction, but then common sense reminded me, "It's a dang skunk."
So, with Christmas just a little over two weeks away, if you've still not made a purchase for that animal loving, hard to buy for, person in your life, you might be entertaining thoughts of a new pet. Well, you can rule out skunks and not just for the obvious reasons, but mainly because that's totally against the law in Louisiana.
But maybe you have wondered before about which specific animals were illegal to keep as pets in Louisiana?
The list isn't terribly long, but Louisiana law is specific in this area defining why these animals are precluded from being considered as options in the pet department.
All these animals list a clear and present danger to humans and thus are not considered as options for ownership as pets for private owners. The rules are slightly different for fur bearing farms, zoos, circuses, animal exhibitions and veterinary clinics, but for the general public, they are certainly not an option.
According to brla.gov, there are certain exceptions when a private citizen might be given a "temporary permit" by the Director of the Animal Control and Rescue Center, while they keep injured or infant wild animals. But again, that is ONLY after they've been issued the temporary permit.
Going to the website lasc.libguides.com, we see the actual Louisiana law regarding these animals.
Sec. 18-7. - Wild or exotic animals as pets prohibited.
No person shall keep or permit to be kept any wild, or exotic animal as a pet.
And before you say it, I know that you know someone who's had a pet squirrel or maybe a deer, and while some of those animals can be kept WITH A SPECIAL PERMIT, they are among the animals highlighted as specifically forbidden by law.
Take a look at the following which is just some of the more well known "Wild Animals Illegal To Keep As Pets in Louisiana".
Wild Animals Illegal To Keep As Pets in Louisiana
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