How does a person legally have a monkey as a pet?
Each state has different laws regarding the keeping of pet monkeys. STATES WITH NO REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE POSSESSION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin STATES WHICH REQUIRE A PERMIT: Delaware, Idaho, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota STATES WHICH BAN PRIVATE POSSESSION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming STATES WHICH HAVE PARTIAL BANS [BANS ON CERTAIN NONHUMAN PRIMATES]: Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Mississippi, Tennessee STATES WHICH BANS CERTAIN NONHUMAN PRIMATE SPECIES AND REQUIRE PERMITS FOR OTHERS: Florida, Texas STATE WHICH REQUIRES GETTING BONDED TO POSSESS NONHUMAN PRIMATES: Hawaii There is also a really good article h
