2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 37-477 — Certain animals kept in captivity; permit required; exceptions; rules and regulations.
Section 37-477Certain animals kept in captivity; permit required; exceptions; rules and regulations.
(1) No person shall keep in captivity in this state any wild birds, any wild mammals, any nongame wildlife in need of conservation as determined by the commission under section 37-805, or any wildlife determined to be an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act or section 37-806 without first having obtained a permit to do so as provided by section 37-478 or 37-479.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no person shall keep in captivity in this state any wolf, any skunk, or any member of the families Felidae and Ursidae. This subsection shall not apply to (a) the species Felis domesticus, (b) any zoo, park, refuge, wildlife area, or nature center owned or operated by a city, village, state, or federal agency, or (c) any person who holds a captive wildlife permit issued pursuant to section 37-479 and who raises Canada Lynx ( Lynx canadensis ) or bobcats ( Lynx rufus ) solely for the purpose of producing furs for sale to individuals or businesses or for the purpose of producing breeding stock for sale to persons engaged in fur production.
(3) Any person legally holding in captivity, on March 1, 1986, any animal subject to the prohibition contained in subsection (2) of this section shall be allowed to keep the animal for the duration of its life. Such animal shall not be traded, sold, or otherwise disposed of without written permission from the commission.
(4) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the purchase, possession, propagation, sale, and barter of wild birds, wild mammals, and wildlife in captivity.
Source:
- Laws 1957, c. 151, § 1, p. 490
Laws 1971, LB 733, § 9
Laws 1986, LB 558, § 1
Laws 1987, LB 379, § 1
R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-713
Laws 1998, LB 922, § 187
Laws 1999, LB 176, § 56
~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska
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