Legality Of Skunk Ownership > Pet Skunk statistics - states compared

States (A to Z)	Description
Alabama	Legal, if bred in state
Alaska	Illegal
Arizona	Illegal
Arkansas	Illegal
California	Illegal
Colorado	Illegal
Connecticut	Illegal
Delaware	Illegal
District of Columbia	Illegal
Florida	Legal, with permit
Georgia	Illegal
Hawaii	Illegal
Idaho	Illegal
Illinois	Illegal
Indiana	Legal, with permit
Iowa	Legal
Kansas	Illegal
Kentucky	Legal in some counties
Louisiana	Illegal
Maine	Illegal
Maryland	Illegal
Massachusetts	Illegal (September 2006)
Michigan	Legal with permit; outside cage must be built; must be bred in state.
Minnesota	Illegal
Mississippi	Illegal
Missouri	Illegal
Montana	Illegal
Nebraska	Illegal
Nevada	Illegal
New Hampshire	Striped skunks illegal; hooded and spotted legal.
New Jersey	Legal, with permit & if bred in state.
New Mexico	Legal, with permit
New York	Legal with permit, in some areas only.
North Carolina	Legal
North Dakota	Illegal
Ohio	Legal, with permit
Oklahoma	Legal, but must have import permit and health certificate.
Oregon	Legal, if bought outside of the state, with import permit and health certificate. Illegal to sell or trade skunks.
Pennsylvania	Legal, with permit
Rhode Island	Illegal
South Carolina	Permit now required; currently owned are legal, but no more will be permitted. Illegal to buy or sell skunks.
South Dakota	Legal without permit; only one skunk per person.
Tennessee	Illegal
Texas	Illegal
Utah	Illegal
Vermont	Illegal
Virginia	Illegal
Washington	Illegal
West Virginia	Legal, with permit
Wisconsin	Legal, with permit
Wyoming	Legal (classified as predatory animals; as such may be kept as pets with no license required)

SOURCE: Wikipedia: Pet skunk

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