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.
(1) No person SHALL keep in captivity in this state (Nebraska) any wild birds or animals without first having obtained a permit to do so as provided by section 37-714 or 37-715.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, no person SHALL keep in captivity in this state (Nebraska) any wolf, skunk, or any member of the families Felidae and Ursidae. This subsection SHALL not apply to
(a) the species Felis domesticus,
(b) any municipal, state, or federal zoo, park, refuge, or wildlife area,
(c) any bona fide circus or animal exhibit, or
(d) any person who holds a commercial game or fur farmer permit issued pursuant to section 37-715 and who raises Lynx canadensis or Lynx rufus solely for the purpose of producing furs for sale to individuals or businesses or for the purpose of producing breeding stock for sale to persons engaged in fur farming.
(4) Any person legally holding in captivity, on 01 March 1986, any animal subject to the prohibition contained in subsection (3) of this section shall be allowed to keep the animal for the duration of its life. Such animal shall not be traded, sold, or otherwise disposed of without written permission from the Game and Parks Commission.