This site will be continually under construction and changing as the states, counties and municipals continually change their regulations and laws. These are the current regulations for 1996 that we have received to date. If you have other information, please let us know the citations of those laws or regulations, the state and when the changes went or will go into effect by sending e-mail to lawschange@monkeymaddness.com.
A Permit To Hold Wildlife In Captivity does not authorize the possession of threatened or endangered species, which includes a number of birds and the following mammals: cougar, gray wolf, Indiana bat, least shrew, lynx, marten, woodland caribou, and wolverine. It is unlawful to possess, transport, buy, sell, import, or export any of these animals without a Threatened/Endangered Species Permit. For more information, contact: Endangered Species Coordinator, DNR, Wildlife Division, Box 30444, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7944, telephone (517) 373-1263. {page 2 of PERMITS TO HOLD WILDLIFE IN CAPTIVITY}
Dr. Harry Michael Chaddock
Division Director & State Veterinarian
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Animal Industry Division
P O Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
Tel Nr: (517) 373-1077
Fax Nr: (517) 373-6015
Packages:
Animal Industry Division
611 N. Ottawa, Fourth Floor
Lansing, MI 48933