Clayton County Code Chapter 14, Article III (Wild and Exotic Animals) prohibits keeping listed wild and exotic species, including primates, big cats, wolves, bears, venomous and constrictor reptiles, and others. Georgia also requires a state wild-animal license from the DNR.
Clayton County's Chapter 14, Article III (Wild and Exotic Animals) covers animals not naturally domesticated. The code lists wild and exotic animals as any monkey or other nonhuman primate, raccoon, skunk, wolf, squirrel, fox, leopard, panther, tiger, lion, lynx, ferret, bear, wild rabbit, wild rodent, and reptiles including crocodiles, alligators, snakes, caiman, and gavials, plus any other animal designated by the animal control unit. Keeping such animals is restricted or prohibited within the county. On top of the local rule, Georgia law is strict: the Department of Natural Resources requires a wild-animal license or permit for many species and flatly bans possession of certain inherently dangerous animals, so residents cannot legally keep most exotics regardless of the county provision.
Possessing a prohibited wild or exotic animal is an ordinance violation subject to seizure and impoundment by Animal Control, and can trigger separate state charges and confiscation by Georgia DNR law enforcement under the wild-animal license rules.
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