Can You Have a Pet Monkey In Ohio?

Question

is it legal do yo have to have a licnce how do u get one??

Answer 1

Hi MJ...a USDA/APHIA permit is required to keep an exotic pet in the state of Ohio. The process is rigorous and is required.
You will need to contact your state wildlife agency for state requirements. Also check your county government for information on licensing and zoning. And if you are within city limits, you may need city agency licensing also. On a federal level you will need a U.S.D.A. license issued through APHIS (Animal and Plant Heath Inspection Service). They will have an inspector come out and see your enclosure prior to approval. Through them you will need to keep records of diet, vet care, and have annual inspections (also subject to "drop" inspections throughout the year) prior to renewal. They also require that your vet make at least biannual visits. The other regulating agency is U.S.D.I. (U.S. Dept. of Interior). They require licensing on endangered species only.


Please see the following person's answer regarding monkeys as pets: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ap73HDARqDtNT9LTJFVgnAXsy6IX?qid=20070116193915AAC7bnT
Because monkeys are so wild and so difficult to truly domesticate no matter how much time, effort, and love you devote, they're still wild. They also have wild strength and the slightest slip, or it may even be spontaneous, could leave you bruised and battered, and probably very, very confused.

It's just not worth the risk to take monkeys out of their habitats to stick them in our houses where little to nothing is safe to climb the way monkeys do, where there are so many dangers to them, where they just don't belong. Many people have made the mistake of trying to get monkeys, and they end up really regretting it - not totally because of their behaviour, rambunctiousness, and difficulty of care and needs, but because they ended up being so heartbroken having to give up this "pet" they loved so much because so much as one event occurred that this monkey had to be taken and/or put to sleep.

Also, some people will go to horrible measures to try and "domesticate" their monkey. Some have all of their teeth removed and I think most of the monkeys that are pets are spayed/neutered.
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"Baby monkeys and apes destined for the 'pet' trade are literally "pulled" away from their protective mothers when they are only hours or days old. Remember, commercial gain (not compassion) is the breeder's motivation.

The infant monkeys/apes and their biological mothers typically suffer depression from the forced separation. "Breeder" females are often purposely impregnated at a frequency which can be 4-6 times higher than the species would breed in natural circumstances, leading to serious and often fatal/crippling maladies like hemorrhaging and severe bone mass depletion.

"Breeder" females are often purposely impregnated at a frequency which can be 4-6 times higher than the species would breed in natural circumstances

Purchasing an infant primate is always consumerism supporting an unscrupulous (and sometimes illegal) trade.

Raised by humans, the baby monkeys/apes never have the chance to develop as they should, thus they become psychologically maladjusted. They have little or no chance of leading life in accordance with their instincts as nature intended." (Testimonials page)
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http://www.petmonkey.info/ is a very useful site and presents very well why pet monkeys are definitely not the cute, cuddly pets people always presume. They are, indeed, very cute, but will likely never be domestic pets.

Answer 2

Ohio is at present pushing by legislations to limit the preserving of primates as pets. And by skill of ways, monkeys are not pets. As adults they're vicious, pungent, aggressive, risky and could injury your living house. Its additionally very merciless for many folk to maintain them as pets, your customary man or woman merely won't be able to supply them what they want.

Answer 3

At the present time Ohio along with several other states is seeking to pass legislation banning ownership. www.petmonkey.info/laws.htm
This site will give you more infomation

Answer 4

i don't know, search the internet to see which states allow them, and which ones don't

Answer 5

you need to apply for a permit