There are also private zoos and facilities that house cougars, and escapes can occur. The cougar hide, which had been prepared for mounting, and the skull were eventually recovered, and the entrails of the adult male cougar were also found at the Richards’ camp. If you have a hunting license, cougar tags are open to all during the season. No permit is required. ; 21 states ban all dangerous exotic pets, while the rest allow certain species or require permits. The cougar (Puma concolor), also known as mountain lion, panther, painter, puma, and catamount, is the largest feline animal in North America.. Western Wildlife Outreach ... Cougar Legal Status & Management. Except for cougar taken under the landowner (or occupant) authority, it is illegal to allow the skin of any cougar to be wasted, destroyed, spoiled or abandoned. People in Alabama keep all sorts of critters as pets - and sometimes they apparently escape or are set free - but not all furry or scaly friends are legal here. Illegal Killing of Michigan Cougar March 24, 2014 ODU Admin Predator Hunting Comments Off on Illegal Killing of Michigan Cougar Three suspects from Bay and Saginaw counties involved in the Dec. 9 illegal killing of a cougar appeared on March 5 in Schoolcraft County District Court where they were arraigned on warrants related to the killing. While pretty disgusting birds, they serve a vital purpose - cleaning up the shite that you and I don't want to clean up. It is illegal to kill the rare common tan colored cougar in Alabama. It is illegal to kill a cougar in the state except in a case of imminent threat of life and injury or if the animal is causing property damage. Some people obtain cougar kittens as pets but soon realize they cannot handle an adult cat and release them into the wild. State Laws for Keeping Exotic Cats as Pets. Q: Have dog 5 years.Family agreed to watch our dog until we got back on our feet-6 months, he chipped him & won't return. So is it illegal to shoot an intruder? It is perfectly legal in most states to use a hook baited with corn at locations where bait is allowed. Is fishing with corn actually illegal? ; 6 states do not ban or regulate keeping big cats as pets: Alabama, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Delaware, and Oklahoma. It is illegal to buy, sell or trade the teeth and tusks of elephant, hippopotamus, mammoth, mastodon, walrus, warthog, whale and narwhal, as well as rhinoceros horn, regardless of whether it is raw, worked or powdered, or from a store or a private collection. However, while the majority of states allow corn as bait, it is not always legal to attract fish by chumming with corn. The killing of a cougar in self-defense, or defense of another, should be reasonable and justified. ; 6 states do not ban or regulate keeping big cats as pets: Alabama, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Delaware, and Oklahoma. ... or tenant may kill a cougar on that property if it is damaging domestic animals (RCW 77.36.030). The first section (under Article 1 of Chapter 11) provides that a person commits a Class A misdemeanor if he or she subjects any animal to cruel mistreatment, neglect (as long as he or she has custody of the animal), or kills or injures without good cause any animal belonging to another. Lastly, wild male cougars will travel long distances in search of a mate and resources. You can kill it if it attacks your horse or dog, without a hunting license. Be careful when handling them, though; they are known to carry both rabies and leprosy. There haven’t been any cougars in Tennessee since the early 1900s.Similar to Tennessee’s wild elk and buffalo, the cougar was extirpated from the state around the early 1900s due to overhunting and habitat loss. There is always the possibility that Alabama cougar sightings are of released or escaped cougars. Remember, there are areas near Seattle that are shotgun or archery only. We moved in with an uncle when he asked us to help him take care of his dying partner (bone cancer) shortly after his passing he kicked us out and said he would keep our dog until we were in a good place. Kill each one you see before they truly become overpopulated and the species implodes on itself and eats all the prey animals in the state. Note: It is illegal to import, possess, sell or offer to sell live: any species of mongoose, any species of wild rabbit or hare and any deer, raccoon, fox, skunk, coyote, wild turkey, wild rodents and any wild goat, sheep, antelope or other exotic game from any area outside of Alabama. 4 states have no laws on keeping dangerous wild animals as pets: Alabama, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.