Changes and proposals are noted with red star.Contact information (address, phone, fax) for each state.
Changes and proposals are noted with red star.|
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions |
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Legal with traceable ID (e.g. leg band or microchip) |
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Connecticut |
Illegal to own or sell |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Georgia |
Prohibited as pets. Considered "wild animal". Breeding allowed with breeder's license ($236 annually) if bred for wholesale exportation. Transport across state lines is legal; no notice required if travel through Georgia is less than 24 hours duration. |
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Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Law states ownership is legal with a permit; however, the state has no forms for a permit application and the Department of Fish and Wildlife will not issue one. |
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Illegal to own or sell, no exceptions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with approved permit, but they are reluctant to issue any. |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Missouri |
Legal with no restrictions (Breeders will be affected by a proposed law.) |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions Importing allowed with permit and certification. |
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Legal ownership granted via permit after STRICT criteria are met. [Section:7:25-4.8 "Potentially dangerous species" Monks are consider "potentially dangerous" and cannot be kept as pets.] |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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New York |
ALL pet birds must be banded to be sold retail, or to be boarded at a pet shop (they can be confiscated from a pet store if not banded). There is NO form of registration. |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal if wings are kept clipped (law passed June, 1996) |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Illegal to own or sell, no exceptions (will euthanize) |
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Illegal to own or sell, no exceptions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Illegal to own or sell, no exceptions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Vermont |
Ownership legal with no specific restrictions. Importing: All psittacine birds imported into Vermont must be banded, microchipped or have other approved identification which identifies the breeder. |
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Ownership, buying, selling, and breeding are all legal IF birds are close-banded It is illegal to transport into Virginia unless moving there and birds are close-banded |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Legal with no restrictions |
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Illegal to own or sell, no exceptions |
| The information in this table was collected by Theresa Jordan, from conversations with various breeders, pet shops, Board of Directors of the American Federation of Aviculture, members of the Quaker Parakeet Mailing List and employees of Fish & Wildlife Departments in each of the states listed. |
