State Laws for Quaker Parakeets

Activity	State Commissions	STATE	LAW OR RESTRICTION
	Department of Conservation and Natural Resources	Alabama	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Fish and Game	Alaska	Legal with no restrictions
	Game and Fish Department	Arizona	Legal with no restrictions
	Game and Fish Commission	Arkansas	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Fish and Game	California	Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions
	Division of Wildlife	Colorado	Quaker Parrots are Illegal All Parrots have to be banded.
	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.
	Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control	Delaware	Legal without restrictions
	Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission	Florida	Legal with no restrictions
	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.
	Department of Land and Natural Resources	Hawaii	Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions
	Fish and Game	Idaho	LEGAL
	Department of Natural Resources	Illinois	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Natural Resources	Indiana	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Natural Resources	Iowa	Legal with no restrictions
	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
	Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources	Kentucky	Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions
	Department of Wildlife and Fisheries	Louisiana	Legal with no restrictions
	Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife	Maine	Legal with approved permit; but they are reluctant to issue any
	Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service	Maryland	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Fish and Game	Massachusetts	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Natural Resources	Michigan	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Natural Resources	Minnesota	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks	Mississippi	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Conservation	Missouri	Legal
	Fish, Wildlife and Parks	Montana	Legal with no restrictions
	Game and Parks Commission	Nebraska	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Wildlife	Nevada	Legal with no restrictions
YAY! Bill HB651	Fish and Game Department	New Hampshire	LEGAL - 5-6-2011
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.
	Department of Game and Fish	New Mexico	Legal with no restrictions
	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.
	Wildlife Resource Commission	North Carolina	Legal with no restrictions
	Game and Fish	North Dakota	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife	Ohio	Legal if wings are kept clipped (law passed June, 1996)
	Department of Wildlife Conservation	Oklahoma	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Fish and Wildlife	Oregon	Legal with no restrictions Pest Risk Assesment
	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.
	Department of Environmental Management	Rhode Island	Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions
	Department of Natural Resources	South Carolina	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Game, Fish, and Parks	South Dakota	Legal with no restrictions
	Wildlife Resources Agency	Tennessee	Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions
	Parks and Wildlife	Texas	Legal with no restrictions
	Division of Wildlife Resources	Utah	Legal with no restrictions
	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.
	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
	Department of Fish and Wildlife	Washington	Legal with no restrictions
	Division of Natural Resources	West Virginia	Legal with no restrictions
	Department of Natural Resources	Wisconsin	Legal with no restrictions
	Game and Fish	Wyoming	Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions
Changes and proposals are noted with red star.