| Activity |
State
Commissions |
STATE
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LAW
OR RESTRICTION
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Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Alabama |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Fish and Game |
Alaska |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Game and Fish Department |
Arizona |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Game and Fish Commission |
Arkansas |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Fish and Game |
California |
Illegal
to own or sell; no exceptions |
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Division of Wildlife |
Colorado |
Quaker Parrots are
Illegal
All Parrots have to be banded. |
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Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Natural Resources |
Connecticut
Updated 2003 |
It appears that this
state has made it illegal
to own, breed, sell, transport Quaker Parrots in the state. |
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Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control |
Delaware |
Legal without restrictions |
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Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Florida |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife |
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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Department of Land and Natural Resources |
Hawaii |
Illegal
to own or sell; no exceptions |
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Fish and Game |
Idaho |
LEGAL |
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Department of Natural Resources |
Illinois |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Natural Resources |
Indiana |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Natural Resources |
Iowa |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Wildlife and Parks |
Kansas
Updated March 2004
(Thanks Richard) |
ILLEGAL. The Quaker parrot, sometimes known as a monk
parakeet, is an exotic species banned in Kansas. You may not possess or
import them. The relevant state statutes are KSA 32-1004 and KSA 32-956,
and the specific regulation is KAR 115-18-10.
Mark Shoup
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks |
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Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources |
Kentucky |
Illegal
to own or sell; no exceptions
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Department of Wildlife and Fisheries |
Louisiana |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife |
Maine |
Legal with approved permit; but they are reluctant to issue any |
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Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service |
Maryland |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Fish and Game |
Massachusetts |
Legal
with no restrictions |
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Department of Natural Resources |
Michigan |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Natural Resources |
Minnesota |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks |
Mississippi |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Conservation |
Missouri |
Legal |
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Fish, Wildlife and Parks |
Montana |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Game and Parks Commission |
Nebraska |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Wildlife |
Nevada |
Legal with no
restrictions |
YAY!
Bill HB651 |
Fish and Game Department |
New Hampshire |
LEGAL -
5-6-2011 |
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Updated NH
-- New amendment passed into to state law that makes owning and
selling Quaker "Monk" Parrots LEGAL!!! 5-6-2011 Bill 651. You will be
able to bring your birds back into the state in July 2011. Many thanks
to all who worked with the state to effect this change. |
Hopeful
Activity |
Division of Fish and Wildlife |
New Jersey |
Legal ownership granted
via permit after STRICT criteria are met (Wow, check out these laws!) Section:7:25-4.8
"Potentially dangerous species" Quakers
are included, listed as "potentially
dangerous"..........and cannot be kept as pets. |
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Department of Game and Fish |
New Mexico |
Legal with no restrictions |
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Department of Environmental Conservation |
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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Wildlife Resource Commission |
North Carolina |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Game and Fish |
North Dakota |
Legal with no restrictions |
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Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife |
Ohio |
Legal
if wings are kept clipped (law passed June, 1996) |
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Department of Wildlife Conservation |
Oklahoma |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Oregon |
Legal with no
restrictions
Pest Risk Assesment |
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Game Commission |
Pennsylvania |
Illegal
to own or sell; no exceptions (will euthanize)
1973 - June 1 -- Illegal to import, sell or release Monk
parakeets in Pennsylvania. |
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Department of Environmental Management |
Rhode Island |
Illegal
to own or sell; no exceptions |
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Department of Natural Resources |
South Carolina |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Game, Fish, and Parks |
South Dakota |
Legal with no restrictions |
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Wildlife Resources Agency |
Tennessee |
Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions |
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Parks and Wildlife |
Texas |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Division of Wildlife Resources |
Utah |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Vermont |
Ownership legal with no specific
restrictions. Importing: All psittacine birds imported into Vermont must be banded,
micro chipped or have other approved identification which identifies the breeder.
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Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
Virginia |
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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Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Washington |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Division of Natural Resources |
West Virginia |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Department of Natural Resources |
Wisconsin |
Legal with no
restrictions |
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Game and Fish |
Wyoming |
Illegal
to own or sell; no exceptions |
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Changes
and proposals are noted with red star.
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