§ 2190 Wild Animal Release Permits

You must get a permit from the department before you can release, ship, or move any wild animal listed in Section 2118, even if you already have it confined.

Key Takeaways

•You need a permit from the department before you can free, ship, or transport a listed wild animal.
•The permit must be obtained before any of those actions are taken.
•Keeping the animal confined is allowed only if you follow the permit conditions.

Example

A person owns a raccoon that is on the state's list of wild animals and wants to take it to a wildlife rescue center.

Before moving the raccoon, the person must first obtain a permit from the department. If they try to transport or release the raccoon without that permit, they would be breaking the law.

It is unlawful for any person who keeps in confinement, with or without a permit, any wild animal of a species enumerated in or designated pursuant to Section 2118, to liberate, ship, or transport the animal except in accordance with the conditions of a permit first obtained from the department. (Added by renumbering Section 2189 by Stats. 1961, Ch. 617.)

You must get a permit from the department before you can release, ship, or move any wild animal listed in Section 2118, even if you already have it confined.

Key Takeaways

•You need a permit from the department before you can free, ship, or transport a listed wild animal.
•The permit must be obtained before any of those actions are taken.
•Keeping the animal confined is allowed only if you follow the permit conditions.

Example

A person owns a raccoon that is on the state's list of wild animals and wants to take it to a wildlife rescue center.

Before moving the raccoon, the person must first obtain a permit from the department. If they try to transport or release the raccoon without that permit, they would be breaking the law.

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