2011 marked a new year, but it also marked a new law for the people of Oregon. If you live in Oregon, and want to own an exotic pet—it may be too late for that present! Officials from The State Department of Agriculture stated that if you have not owned your exotic pet for at least a year, it could be too late for you too. If your exotic animal does not have a permit, you will not be able to keep them (starting in January 2011).
Once your exotic pet passes away, or you sell it is when the permit is done. Oregon’s exotic animal law entails a permit for: felines that are not native to Oregon—except for domestic cats, nonhuman primates—various forms of monkeys, bears—but not black bears, crocodiles, and non-wolf canines that are natives of Oregon—except for household dogs.
A solution is if you have to give away your exotic friend is to legally sell them to someone not in the state of Oregon. We hope not many people and their pets are affected by this law. The State Department of Agriculture wants to make this change to protect Oregonians from safety and health hazards caused by exotic animals.
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