Tulsa, OK Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)

Title 2, Section 100 defines "Animal Wild by Nature" to include big cats (lions, tigers, cougars, leopards), non-domestic canids (wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals), bears, raccoons, primates, elephants, most venomous animals, and certain raptors/ratites, among others. Section 101.A.8 makes it an offense to keep, possess, own, harbor or exhibit any such animal within city limits unless the exhibition fully complies with federal and Oklahoma exhibition law. Seized wild animals are euthanized or donated to a zoo or museum, per Section 109.E.4, unless a native, non-dangerous species is released to its natural habitat.