Requires a permit to possess the endangered native species, the bobcat. Authorisations for zoological, breeding, scientific and educational purposes. Must have a permit before the bobcat can be imported into the state. On June 5, 2012, a law was passed banning the private ownership of dangerous wild animals, including most exotic cats. Those who have the animals must register them, but can no longer buy or breed. The only exceptions for breeding are zoos accredited by AZA (and ZAA for now, but that needs to change) and protected areas accredited by the World Federation of Animal Sanctuaries can continue to save wildlife. See details of the OHIO WILD ANIMAL BAN. Hunting bobcats is illegal. In 2018, it was proposed to allow bobcatfish hunting, but the Ohio Wildlife Council decided to postpone the proposal indefinitely. Savannah cats are legal to own. In 2007, a new state law (HB 1418 – signed on 22.07.07) prohibits the possession, breeding or importation of big cat species (lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, cougars and hybrids thereof), with the exception of AZA zoos and institutions participating in an SSP, animal protection organizations, animal controls, veterinarians, wildlife rehabilitators, wildlife sanctuaries, research institutes, circuses, people temporarily transporting them for less than 21 days.

and exhibit. Fairs and game farms. Affected cats kept at the time of signing the law can be kept. No new animals can be purchased. Washington Dept. of F&W does not regulate small cat species that are not native. Lynx and lynx (which are considered native species) require that the reproduction, possession or commercial use of the bobcat or bobcat be limited to specimens legally acquired from outside the state. Must have a government-issued import permit number on the health certificate to bring native species into the state. It is legal to own a savannah cat. Bobcat hunting is legal.

North Carolina does not have a general statewide law regulating the possession or possession of exotic or dangerous animals. However, each county in the state establishes its own ordinances that deal with exotic animal rules. This means that it sets rules on the types of animals you can own as pets. Requires a wildlife captivity permit for native cougars and bobcats, issued only to zoos and bona fide publicly funded educational or scientific research institutions. For the private property of cougars, the state needs natural habitats of rather grandiose proportions: enclosure of at least one hectare, fences of 12 feet with curve at 45 degrees, swimming pool, cave, vegetation and landscaping, the property must belong to the applicant. Zoos or scientific research institutes are allowed to keep cougars in concrete and chain link cages. Natural habitats are not required for bobcats as they are for cougars, but the state has minimum cage size requirements. Must apply for an import permit if native cats are brought into the state from out of state. Must be a USDA exhibitor or research center to import native species from North or South America.

However, this is not a requirement for purchase in the state, although NC does not issue permits for the use of pets. Savannah cats are legal. Hunting of bobcats is allowed. Private, non-commercial ownership of wild felids, including crossing with domestic cats, is illegal. Grants permits only to possess felids to municipal, state, or federal zoos, parks, wildlife refuges or sanctuaries, or actual circus or animal exhibits. Also issues fur licences for bobcats and lynx to raise these species for fur or to produce stocks for sale to fur farmers. One of the few states where owning savannah cats is illegal New York prohibits breeding, buying, or selling feral cats other than hybrids that are at least four generations old and registered by the CFA or TICA for pets. All previous owners had to give their cats up to 30 years. June 2005 and apply for a licence. The license fee is $170 for 2 years. Excludes AZA zoos, USDA exhibitors, research institutes, licensed veterinarians, registered human societies, animal shelters, SPCAs, colleges and universities, wildlife rehabilitators, those transporting an animal to a liberated location, wildlife sanctuaries, and those transiting in less than 10 days. Lions require a Dangerous Wildlife Permit, issued solely for science, education or exhibition.

Native species such as bobcats and cougars cannot be kept as pets. Bobbcats can be imported for other purposes without a permit, but require a fur farming permit to own or breed them. Pumas are considered an endangered species and require an endangered species permit. In 2012, New York State passed legislation requiring the Department to establish lists of prohibited non-native species, species subject to approval, and legal species. It also banned the release of exotic animals. On 8.11.2014, a new law was adopted prohibiting traders or exhibitors from allowing direct contact with big cats, tigers, leopards, with the exception of clouded leopards, jaguars, pumers or hybrids without a permanent physical barrier. New York is the first state to ban genital electrocution of furbearing animals (2008). It is legal to hunt bobcat. His organization, which focuses on protecting animals through the legal system, advocates for federal legislation banning private ownership of feral cats as pets. The effort is called the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which is endorsed by celebrities such as Joaquin Phoenix and Glenn Close. The animal, a serval, was eventually captured and returned to its owner, who was forced by state authorities to hand over his pet. Georgian law prohibits hundreds of wildlife species, including most exotic cats, from belonging to pets, so the serval ends up in a federally recognized nature reserve.

The exotic species listed below cannot be kept as pets in Georgia, unless otherwise stated, this list includes all types of carnivores. Most exotic cat hybrids, such as a savannah cat, are not a legal pet in Georgia. Bobcat hunting is legal. All feral cats that are not domestic hybrids at least 3 generations old and registered in national or international cat registries are considered controlled and can only be kept and imported under a state show permit (USDA license). The only exceptions to the permit are ministry employees, rehabilitators with native wildlife, and wildlife under other licences. The NH State Exhibitor License requires 2,000 hours of paid experience with an authorized issuer to be eligible. Exhibitors must not allow cats to have direct contact with the public. Hunting and trapping bobccats has been illegal in New Hampshire since 1989. The Department of Hunting and Fishing attempted to reopen hunting for bobcats in 2016, but withdrew the proposed bylaw due to opposition from conservation and animal welfare organizations. Beginning in 2005, Kentucky banned private ownership of tigers, lions, monkeys, bears, venomous reptiles, and other dangerous wildlife. As one of the most comprehensive restrictions on keeping exotic animals as “pets” in the United States, the regulation also prohibits the breeding of existing animals.

Existing containment facilities must be large enough to provide sufficient space for movement, protection, and maintenance of sanitary conditions. The holder of an existing pet or breeding animal licence allows a conservation officer to inspect the facilities at any time. Since 2012, Kentucky has held the ALDF record for the most missing regulations for the protection of animals of all kinds for five consecutive years.