State

Commissions STATE LAW OR RESTRICTION

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Alabama Legal with no restrictions

Department of Fish and Game Alaska Legal with no restrictions

Game and Fish Department Arizona Legal with no restrictions

Game and Fish Commission Arkansas Legal with no restrictions

Department of Fish and Game California Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions

Division of Wildlife ** Colorado ** Quaker Parrots are Legal

All Parrots have to be banded.

Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Natural Resources Connecticut

Updated 2003 It appears that this state has made it illegal to own, breed, sell, transport Quaker Parrots in the state.

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Delaware Legal without restrictions

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Florida Legal with no restrictions

Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Georgia --Prohibited as pets. Considered "wild animal". Breeding allowed with breeder's license ($236 annually) if bred for wholesale exportation. Transport across state lines is legal; no notice required if travel through Georgia is less than 24 hours duration.

Department of Land and Natural Resources Hawaii Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions

Fish and Game Idaho LEGAL

Department of Natural Resources Illinois Legal with no restrictions

Department of Natural Resources Indiana Legal with no restrictions

Department of Natural Resources Iowa Legal with no restrictions

Department of Wildlife and Parks Kansas

Updated March 2004

(Thanks Richard) ILLEGAL . The Quaker parrot, sometimes known as a monk parakeet, is an exotic species banned in Kansas. You may not possess or import them. The relevant state statutes are KSA 32-1004 and KSA 32-956, and the specific regulation is KAR 115-18-10.

Mark Shoup

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Kentucky Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions

Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Louisiana Legal with no restrictions

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Maine Legal with approved permit; but they are reluctant to issue any

Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service Maryland Legal with no restrictions

Department of Fish and Game Massachusetts Legal with no restrictions

Department of Natural Resources Michigan Legal with no restrictions

Department of Natural Resources Minnesota Legal with no restrictions

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Mississippi Legal with no restrictions

Department of Conservation Missouri Legal

Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Legal with no restrictions

Game and Parks Commission Nebraska Legal with no restrictions

Department of Wildlife Nevada Legal with no restrictions

Fish and Game Department New Hampshire Legal with no restrictions

Importing allowed with permit and certification.

Division of Fish and Wildlife New Jersey Legal ownership granted via permit after STRICT criteria are met (Wow, check out these laws!) Section:7:25-4.8 "Potentially dangerous species" Quakers are included, listed as "potentially dangerous"..........and cannot be kept as pets.

Department of Game and Fish New Mexico Legal with no restrictions

Department of Environmental Conservation New York ALL pet birds must be banded to be sold retail, or to be boarded at a pet shop (they can be confiscated from a pet store if not banded). There is NO form of registration.

Wildlife Resource Commission North Carolina Legal with no restrictions

Game and Fish North Dakota Legal with no restrictions

Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Ohio Legal if wings are kept clipped (law passed June, 1996)

Department of Wildlife Conservation Oklahoma Legal with no restrictions

Game Commission Pennsylvania Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions (will euthanize)

Department of Environmental Management Rhode Island Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions

Department of Natural Resources South Carolina Legal with no restrictions

Department of Game, Fish, and Parks South Dakota Legal with no restrictions

Wildlife Resources Agency Tennessee Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions

Parks and Wildlife Texas Legal with no restrictions

Division of Wildlife Resources Utah Legal with no restrictions

Department of Fish and Wildlife Vermont Ownership legal with no specific restrictions.

Importing: All psittacine birds imported into Vermont must be banded, micro chipped or have other approved identification which identifies the breeder.

Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Virginia Ownership, buying, selling, and breeding are all legal IF birds are close-banded

It is illegal to transport into Virginia unless moving there and birds are close-banded

Department of Fish and Wildlife Washington Legal with no restrictions

Division of Natural Resources West Virginia Legal with no restrictions

Department of Natural Resources Wisconsin Legal with no restrictions