Wyoming, MI Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)

Sec. " Subsection (a) then bars possessing, keeping, or handling any wild animal in the city unless the person has whatever state or federal license is required for that animal. The city's general definitions section, Sec. 1-2, defines "wild animal" simply as "any animal other than a domestic animal," a sweeping category that reaches exotic pets such as snakes, lizards and other non-domesticated species kept outside a licensed program. The same Sec. 50-171 separately criminalizes owning, keeping or harboring a dangerous animal (subsection (b)) and failing to submit a rabies- or disease-suspect animal for observation (subsection (c)), showing the section is Wyoming's central wild/exotic animal control tool rather than a narrow provision.

Because the ban is keyed to licensure rather than an absolute prohibition, a person with the applicable state or federal wildlife permit is not automatically in violation, but unlicensed possession of any non-domestic animal inside city limits is a chargeable misdemeanor enforced by the Wyoming Department of Public Safety.