Johns Creek, GA Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)
Key Facts
- Permits required
- state and federal, both
- Skunks and foxes
- outright banned
- Exception
- licensed pen-raised skunks only
- Enforced by
- city manager's designee
Summary
Anyone keeping a wildlife or exotic animal in Johns Creek must hold all required state and federal permits, and the city outright bans keeping skunks (except state-permitted pen-raised skunks) and foxes as pets.
Each owner, custodian, or harborer of any wildlife or exotic animal must obtain all necessary state and federal permits and meet all state and federal requirements for keeping such an animal.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 10-8, owners, custodians, or harborers of any wildlife or exotic animal must obtain all necessary state and federal permits and meet all state and federal requirements for keeping the animal. Separately, Sec. 10-7 flatly forbids purchasing, selling, owning, possessing, or harboring skunks or foxes from any region, with one narrow exception: non-black-and-white pen-raised skunks may be kept only after the owner secures a permit from the city manager or designee. Running wildlife or exotic animals at large is also prohibited under Sec. 10-6(a).
Violations & Fines
Enforced by the city manager's designee through citation and impoundment under Sec. 10-29; keeping a banned skunk or fox, or an exotic animal without the required permits, is a separate unlawful act from the running-at-large prohibition.
Frequently Asked Questions
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