{"id":57559,"date":"2022-04-16T10:51:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T10:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T10:51:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T10:51:18","slug":"can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you own a baby monkey in Louisiana?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#Can_you_own_a_baby_monkey_in_Louisiana\" title=\"Can you own a baby monkey in Louisiana?\">Can you own a baby monkey in Louisiana?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#What_exotic_pets_can_you_have_in_Louisiana\" title=\"What exotic pets can you have in Louisiana?\">What exotic pets can you have in Louisiana?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#What_animals_are_illegal_to_have_as_pets_in_Louisiana\" title=\"What animals are illegal to have as pets in Louisiana?\">What animals are illegal to have as pets in Louisiana?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#What_states_can_you_own_a_monkey_I\" title=\"What states can you own a monkey I?\">What states can you own a monkey I?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#Can_I_own_a_monkey_in_Louisiana\" title=\"Can I own a monkey in Louisiana?\">Can I own a monkey in Louisiana?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#What_exotic_pets_are_legal_in_Louisiana\" title=\"What exotic pets are legal in Louisiana?\">What exotic pets are legal in Louisiana?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#Are_monkeys_legal_in_LA\" title=\"Are monkeys legal in LA?\">Are monkeys legal in LA?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#What_exotic_animals_are_legal_in_Louisiana\" title=\"What exotic animals are legal in Louisiana?\">What exotic animals are legal in Louisiana?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#Can_I_have_a_pet_monkey_in_Louisiana\" title=\"Can I have a pet monkey in Louisiana?\">Can I have a pet monkey in Louisiana?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#Can_you_own_a_lemur_in_Louisiana\" title=\"Can you own a lemur in Louisiana?\">Can you own a lemur in Louisiana?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#Can_I_own_a_wolf_dog_in_Louisiana\" title=\"Can I own a wolf dog in Louisiana?\">Can I own a wolf dog in Louisiana?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#Can_you_have_a_pet_fox_in_Louisiana\" title=\"Can you have a pet fox in Louisiana?\">Can you have a pet fox in Louisiana?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-own-a-baby-monkey-in-louisiana\/#Can_you_own_a_coyote_in_Louisiana\" title=\"Can you own a coyote in Louisiana?\">Can you own a coyote in Louisiana?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_own_a_baby_monkey_in_Louisiana\"><\/span>Can you own a baby monkey in Louisiana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>It is illegal to own a monkey in 19 states, including in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_exotic_pets_can_you_have_in_Louisiana\"><\/span>What exotic pets can you have in Louisiana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Wild or exotic animals include but are not limited to:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alligators.<\/li>\n<li>Caimans.<\/li>\n<li>Crocodiles.<\/li>\n<li>Foxes.<\/li>\n<li>Leopards.<\/li>\n<li>Lions.<\/li>\n<li>Lynx.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animals_are_illegal_to_have_as_pets_in_Louisiana\"><\/span>What animals are illegal to have as pets in Louisiana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Across the state, there is a ban on owning any of the following:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Black Bears.<\/li>\n<li>Grizzly Bears.<\/li>\n<li>Polar Bears.<\/li>\n<li>Red Wolf.<\/li>\n<li>Gray Wolf.<\/li>\n<li>Wolf Dog Hybrid.<\/li>\n<li>All non-human primates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>03-Jun-2013<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_states_can_you_own_a_monkey_I\"><\/span>What states can you own a monkey I?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pet Monkeys Allowed Currently, Washington state, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina have no restrictions on keeping monkeys as pets.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_own_a_monkey_in_Louisiana\"><\/span>Can I own a monkey in Louisiana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Under Section 115 of LWFC&#8217;s regulations, <b>it is generally illegal to import, possess, purchase, or sell any ape (or other nonhuman primate) in Louisiana.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_exotic_pets_are_legal_in_Louisiana\"><\/span>What exotic pets are legal in Louisiana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>(a) For the purpose of this section, the following shall be designated wild or exotic animals: tigers, lions, cougars, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, lynx, bobcats, bears, wolves, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, poisonous snakes, komodo dragons, African buffalo, hyenas, coyotes, deer, or any other member of<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_monkeys_legal_in_LA\"><\/span>Are monkeys legal in LA?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Monkeys. While monkeys are allowed as pets in neighboring Arizona and Nevada (with a license in the former), <b>they are illegal to keep as pets in California. As is the case with most of the banned-animals list, the reason monkeys are a no go is because of the damage they can do to Californian wildlife and agriculture.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_exotic_animals_are_legal_in_Louisiana\"><\/span>What exotic animals are legal in Louisiana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>(a) For the purpose of this section, the following shall be designated wild or exotic animals: tigers, lions, cougars, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, lynx, bobcats, bears, wolves, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, poisonous snakes, komodo dragons, African buffalo, hyenas, coyotes, deer, or any other member of<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_have_a_pet_monkey_in_Louisiana\"><\/span>Can I have a pet monkey in Louisiana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Under Section 115 of LWFC&#8217;s regulations, <b>it is generally illegal to import, possess, purchase, or sell any ape (or other nonhuman primate) in Louisiana.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_own_a_lemur_in_Louisiana\"><\/span>Can you own a lemur in Louisiana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You probably know there exotic animals you can&#8217;t have as pets in Louisiana, like big cats or chimpanzees. An exception to the Louisiana state code that bans these animals according to PetHelpful.com is the genet, a &#8216;small mammal that have a fox-like nose and face, with a cat-like body and a lemur-like tail.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_own_a_wolf_dog_in_Louisiana\"><\/span>Can I own a wolf dog in Louisiana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>3. <b>The prohibition against wolf-dog hybrids expired January 1, 1997. Persons are cautioned that local ordinances or other state regulations may prohibit possession of these animals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_have_a_pet_fox_in_Louisiana\"><\/span>Can you have a pet fox in Louisiana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Wild or exotic animals include but are not limited to:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alligators.<\/li>\n<li>Caimans.<\/li>\n<li>Crocodiles.<\/li>\n<li>Foxes.<\/li>\n<li>Leopards.<\/li>\n<li>Lions.<\/li>\n<li>Lynx.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_own_a_coyote_in_Louisiana\"><\/span>Can you own a coyote in Louisiana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Under Section 115 of LWFC&#8217;s regulations, <b>it is generally illegal to import, possess, purchase, or sell any ape (or other nonhuman primate) in Louisiana.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Can you own a baby monkey in Louisiana?What exotic pets can you have in Louisiana?What animals are illegal to have as pets in Louisiana?What states can you own a monkey I?Can I own a monkey in Louisiana?What exotic pets are legal in Louisiana?Are monkeys legal in LA?What exotic animals are legal in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57559\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}