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Prohibited by Ordinance
| Addison | Ordinance defines the entire family Mustelidae
as wild animals, then goes on to prohibit the keeping of wild animals.
Code dated 5/2000.
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| Allen | Ordinance definition of pet animals specifically
excludes ferrets. The ordinance further defines prohibited
animal to include the entire family Mustelidae. The family
name is followed by a parenthetical listing of common names of example
animals which includes the word ferrets. The copy of the code
reviewed for this was current through 12/1999. More than a year
prior to that date citizens of Allen reported being told by Animal
Control that ferrets were now legal and at least one was issued a
license tag for a ferret. Be extremely cautious, and check to
see if the code has been updated!
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| Coppell | The ordinance defines prohibited animal to include
the entire family Mustelidae. The family name is followed by
a parenthetical listing of common names of example animals which includes
the word ferrets. Code dated 8/2000.
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| Dallas | The ordinance defines prohibited animal to include
the entire family Mustelidae. The family name is followed by
a parenthetical listing of common names of example animals which includes
the word ferrets. Some pet stores in Dallas have told club members
that they can legally carry ferrets because they don't actually sell
the ferret... they sell a ferret care kit and then give the
purchaser a ferret to go with it. This is false. The codes
specifically prohibit the sale, barter, or giving away of any prohibited
animal. Copy of code came from a library copy and was obtained
1/1998. Library copies are sometimes out of date.
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| Euless | The ordinance defines prohibited animal to include
the entire family Mustelidae. Code dated 6/2000.
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| Friendswood | The ordinance specifically includes ferrets in
the definition of "wild animal" and then goes on to prohibit
the keeping of wild animals. Code dated 3/2000.
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| Grapevine | The ordinance specifically includes ferrets in
the definition of "wild animal" and then goes on to prohibit
the keeping of wild animals. Code dated 11/2000.
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| Mesquite | The ordinance specifically includes ferrets in
the definition of "wild animal" and then goes on to prohibit
the keeping of wild animals. Also contains a statement that
"...because they have a high probability of carrying rabies and
constitute a danger to public health..." certain animals will
not be allowed in the city followed with a list of animals that includes
ferrets. Residents should pursue code changes modeled on Highland
Park using the 2001 Compendium of Rabies Control, Texas Administrative
Code Title 25/ Part 1/ Chapter 169, and rabies shedding studies completed
with CDC as support documents. Code dated 1/2001.
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