Midwest City, OK Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine
- Up to $200 per offense/day
- Jail
- Up to 30 days
- Covers
- Wild/exotic carnivores, omnivores, venomous animals
- Exempt
- Fowl, ferrets, lab rodents, zoo exhibits
- Enforcement
- Court-ordered removal or confiscation
Summary
Midwest City bans owning, keeping, or harboring any warm-blooded wild or exotic carnivore or omnivore, and any animal with a poisonous bite, anywhere within city limits, with narrow exceptions for fowl, ferrets, and lab rodents.
It shall be unlawful to keep, harbor, own or in any way possess within the corporate limits of the City of Midwest City: (1) Any warm-blooded, carnivorous or omnivorous, wild or exotic animal excluding fowl, ferrets and small rodents of varieties used for laboratory purposes and excluding exhibitions of animals maintained by a zoological park. (2) Any animal having a poisonous bite.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
Section 8-171 makes it unlawful to keep, harbor, own, or possess any warm-blooded, carnivorous or omnivorous wild or exotic animal, or any animal having a poisonous bite, within Midwest City's corporate limits. Excluded are fowl, ferrets, small laboratory rodents, and animals in exhibitions maintained by a zoological park. A conviction in municipal court draws a fine of up to $200 and up to 30 days in the municipal jail, and the court must order the animal removed from the city: an owner who refuses can be held in contempt and have the animal confiscated and impounded. Violators also owe all shelter, food, handling, veterinary care, and enforcement-testimony expenses.
Violations & Fines
Up to $200 fine per day the violation continues, up to 30 days in municipal jail, mandatory court-ordered removal of the animal from the city, and confiscation/contempt proceedings for owners who refuse to comply.
Frequently Asked Questions
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