Montgomery County sets no exotic-pet ordinance. Keeping wild or exotic animals is controlled statewide: the PA Game Commission requires an exotic-wildlife-possession permit for native and many exotic species, and the state Dept. of Agriculture handles certain dangerous animals.
Ownership of exotic and wild animals is regulated by Pennsylvania, not the county. Under the PA Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S.), the Pennsylvania Game Commission requires an Exotic Wildlife Possession Permit to keep 'exotic wildlife' — which includes bears, big cats, wolves, coyotes and similar dangerous species — and separate permits for native wildlife. The PA Dept. of Agriculture also licenses certain menagerie and dangerous animals. Montgomery County issues no exotic-pet permits and maintains no county list of banned species. Individual municipalities may add zoning restrictions on wild or exotic animals in residential districts, so a prospective owner should hold the required state permit and then confirm nothing in the local zoning ordinance prohibits the animal.
Possessing exotic wildlife without a Game Commission permit is prosecuted by state wildlife conservation officers. Municipal zoning bans carry local penalties.
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