PAWS Rules focus on dogs, cats, fowl, and livestock and set no general exotic-pet list. Tennessee state law—not the county—controls inherently dangerous wildlife: a Class I permit is required to possess animals like big cats, bears, and venomous reptiles.
Rutherford County's animal Rules do not enumerate permitted or banned exotic pets. Possession of inherently dangerous 'Class I' wildlife (large cats, bears, wolves, primates, venomous snakes, crocodilians) is regulated statewide by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency under T.C.A. §70-4-403, which generally prohibits private possession absent a qualifying permit. Native wildlife capture is likewise TWRA-regulated. Local zoning may separately restrict where non-traditional livestock or large animals are kept. Because the county sets no exotic-pet rule, check TWRA and your zoning district before acquiring an unusual animal.
Illegal possession of Class I wildlife is enforced by TWRA under state law and can carry misdemeanor charges. The county PAWS code imposes no separate exotic-pet penalty.
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