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Kentucky State Legislation
Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
#1 Game Farm Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-3400
State Web Site:http://www.kydirect.net/
Department Web Site:http://wwww.state.ky.us/agencies/fw/
seafwa.htm
Policies:Importing and holding
exotic wildlife, Pet and Propagation Permits
Requires a permit to transport any wildlife into the state. Transportation
permit application requires a bill of sale on the animal and a health
certificate. Importation of cougar, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar or cheetah
requires a statement from the local authority stating this species is not
prohibited by local ordinances. Kentucky issues both Commercial Pet and
Propagation Permits and Non-Commercial Pet and Propagation Permits.
Application for a either type of pet permit must be made within ten days
after taking possession of a pet wildlife species. Wildlife must be acquired
only from legal, licensed sources. If acquired from outside the state, a
transportation must be obtained prior to importation. If acquired inside
Kentucky, there is no import permit requirement. Confining facilities shall
be large enough to allow reasonable space for exercise, shelter, and
maintenance of sanitary conditions. The holder of a pet or propagation
permit shall allow a conservation officer to inspect the facilities at any
reasonable time.
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Important Notice
Every effort has been made
to ensure that this information is accurate, and appropriate contact information has been included for each state.
The LIOC-Endangered Species Conservation Federation strongly urges you contact the various state agencies personally,
to verify that no new laws have been passed, before you proceed with any transactions. We cannot be held responsible
should you fail to follow state laws. This is only a brief summary, offered as a service to our members. In many cases, the
actual laws are quite long and involved.
Also, many counties and cities have enacted regulations, which means that even
if the state law allows for the possession of wild felines, the county or city might have passed ordinances against such activities.
Therefore you have to check with each agency before you proceed with ownership or sales.
Submitted By: Lynn Culver - If you find the information here to be incorrect, incomplete or out of date, please e-mail Lynn.
Copyright © 2001 LIOC-ESCF
