Emphasis added. It`s probably good enough for your curious neighbor in Janesville to hunt your kangaroo. If a kangaroo crosses state borders, is the other state obligated to return the fugitive kangaroo? It is illegal to keep a kangaroo as a pet in the vast majority of the United States. Only in Wisconsin, West Virginia and South Carolina is it legal to possess this pet without permission. The author of the article quotes a state official as stating that “there is no state law [in Wisconsin] that requires a permit to own a kangaroo.” That is literally true; In fact, and it`s hard to believe, the word “kangaroo” doesn`t appear in any Wisconsin law. But if you look further ahead, you will find section 169.04: “No person shall possess a live wildlife animal unless he has a permit [to do so] under this chapter [or the Falconry Act, which will not help here]. This is not good. Are there any exceptions? Yes, there is. If you want any of the 17 specific types of “living native wildlife,” including but not limited to voles, porcupines, or any type of arthropod, you`re done. But kangaroos are neither native nor on the list. But that hasn`t stopped people from rejoicing about their potential future as a proud kangaroo owner. But that means if you live in Janesville, no kangaroo for you. They prohibit the possession of exotic animals.
Milwaukee doesn`t, although they ban animals that tend to attack humans (like tigers), and kangaroos get a nasty kick, according to Kangaroo Jack. tigers, lions, pumas, jaguars, leopards, cheetahs, ocelots, lynx, servals, bison, bighorn sheep, moose, mule deer, moose, pronghorn antelopes, rock goats, Alberta squirrels, prairie dogs; Kangaroo rats Merriam and Deser, ringed tails; White-tailed and snowshoe rabbits, weasels, skunks, martens, mink, black-footed ferrets, banded Gila monsters, desert iguanas, Glen Canyon and Western Chuckwallas, Mojave Desert side wrappers; Mojave rattle, bright desert snakes, Sonoran lyre, bacon rattle, Utah milk and Utah mountain king snakes; desert tortoises; Coyotes; Wolves; Dingoes; Foxes; Jackals; African wild dogs; Bear; Bats; River otter badgers; Primates; poisonous fish; Piranhas. No one likes to own a kangaroo – but the cards are fun, and we have more! Check out this map that shows how different countries do daylight saving time, which languages are easiest to learn, and more national animals and their state of conservation. You can see the map below (or a larger version here). In Wisconsin, West Virginia and South Carolina, it is legal to own a kangaroo without a license. It is more common to need a permit, as in Washington and Texas. But in the news that will surprise no one, it is illegal in the majority of the United States of America to own a kangaroo as a pet. Are kangaroos “wild pests”? See section 169.11, “Harmful Wildlife.” These include cougars and bears, as well as wild and wild pigs. Good news! In addition to the fact that the Department of Natural Resources can generally designate other species as “pests” if, for example, they are capable of causing serious physical harm. Can kangaroos do that? Yes. See also, for example, “Kangaroo attacks on tourists trigger warnings to stop feeding them junk food”, The Guardian (1 May 2018) (to stop feeding junk food kangaroos). Bad news.
In short, for this reason alone, the map of Wisconsin as a state where you can freely own a kangaroo is simply not accurate. You can have my kangaroo if you pull it out of my cold, dead hands#Wisconsin Also, Wisconsin needs a permit to bring kangaroos into the state. It ruins all this kangaroo fantasy without permission, unless you literally find a kangaroo somewhere in Racine and claim it as your own. If not, you`ll probably have to bring it here by the way, and that requires a permit. Tired of the voter card? Here is a map of the legality of kangaroo ownership by state. pic.twitter.com/4Z5uuqJxyz There are cats and dogs, and then there are the strange and wonderful animals that people keep as pets: snakes, parakeets, the pony I saw walking in a suburb of Sydney. And now, a map has surfaced of every U.S. state where it`s legal to own a kangaroo — just in case you`re wondering. That`s great, but in the words of great Australian icon Shannon Noll, “What about me?” In Australia, Victoria is the only state where it is legal to own a kangaroo – as long as it is not wild and you have a license. Ferrets, Morro Bay kangaroo rats, bighorn sheep (next to Nelson`s bighorn sheep), North elephant seals, Guadalupe fur seals, cats, Pacific right whales, salt marsh harvest mice, southern sea otters, wolverines, primates, hawks, hawks, ravens, marsupials, sloths, hedgehogs, wild rodents, zebras, mongooses, gerbils But stop. It`s just state law.
As the article points out, local governments can also tell you what to do or not to do. And while in Wisconsin, local ordinances probably don`t use the word “kangaroo” either, there are some that exclude the possession of animals often called “exotic.” The article cites Janesville, Wisconsin, as an example. The relevant ordinance excludes the possession of “vicious”, “wild” or “exotic” animals, which are (mis)defined as follows: Some U.S. states have additional regulations for owning a raccoon as a pet. For example, in North Carolina, a veterinarian must approve the animal before it is transported to the state. In Arkansas, you can`t keep more than 5 raccoons at a time. The yellow states on the map created by user Reddit toddrjones show the states where it is legal to own a raccoon. You won`t get such a guarantee here either, because even I don`t have time (yet) to research and document the kangaroo property laws of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.