Alabama bans possessing many exotic and wild animals. ADCNR regulation 220-2-.26 prohibits possessing or importing listed species, including foxes, raccoons, coyotes, venomous reptiles, and piranha. Unincorporated Madison County cannot override the state ban.
Exotic and native wildlife are controlled by the state, not the county. Alabama Administrative Code r. 220-2-.26 prohibits any person from possessing, selling, importing, or releasing a long list of live animals into the state, including foxes, raccoons, skunks, coyotes, wild rodents, black bears, bobcats, mongoose, tegus, venomous reptiles, and piranha. Separately, Ala. Code §9-11-320 and following require a permit even to hold wildlife for public exhibition. For a Madison County resident, keeping most native mammals and dangerous exotics as pets is illegal, and the animal can be seized by state conservation enforcement officers. Ordinary domestic pets and unrestricted species are unaffected.
Possessing a species restricted by r. 220-2-.26 is unlawful and the animal can be confiscated by state conservation officers, with fines and possible jail under Title 9. The county refers these cases to ADCNR.
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