<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>65.877 Local governments' authority to regulate holding of inherently dangerous <br>wildlife -- List of inherently dangerous wildlife. <br>(1) A county, city, urban-county, or charter county government may regulate or prohibit <br>the holding of wildlife that have been identified by the Department of Fish and <br>Wildlife Resources as inherently dangerous to human health and safety. <br>(2) The department has declared the following species of wildlife to be inherently <br>dangerous to human health and safety and shall establish procedures for denying or <br>issuing a transportation permit for said wildlife: <br>(a) African buffalo (Syncerus caffer); <br>(b) Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); <br>(c) Hyenas (family Hyaenidae), all species except aardwolves (Proteles cristatus); <br>(d) Old world badger (Meles meles); <br>(e) Lions, jaguars, leopards, or tigers (genus Panthera); <br>(f) Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa); <br>(g) Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus); <br>(h) Elephants (family Elephantidae); <br>(i) Rhinoceroses (family Rhinocerotidae); <br>(j) Gorillas (family Pongidae); <br>(k) Baboons, drills, or mandrills (genus Papio); <br>(l) Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada); <br>(m) Gavials (family Gavialidae); <br>(n) Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae); <br>(o) Alligators or caimans (family Alligatoridae); <br>(p) Sea snakes (family Hydrophidae); <br>(q) Cobras or coral snakes (family Elapidae); <br>(r) Adders or vipers (family Viperae); <br>(s) Venomous rear-fanged species (family Colubridae); <br>(t) Gila monsters or beaded lizards (family Helodermatidae); <br>(u) Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis); <br>(v) Wolverine (Gulo gulo); <br>(w) Bears (family Ursidae); <br>(x) Wolf or wolf hybrids of over twenty-five percent (25%) wolf; or <br>(y) Cougar or mountain lion (Felis concolor). <br>Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 512, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. <br><br>