150.355 Ferrets.

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Page 1 of 1 150.355 Ferrets. (1) No person shall use ferrets in hunting. No person shall keep a ferret which was born in the wild as a pet or for any purpose, unless he has procured a ferret permit from <br>the commissioner. A permit must be obtained within ten (10) days after the person <br>acquires possession of a ferret and one (1) permit shall entitle the holder to keep any <br>number of ferrets. If the owner of any ferret uses it contrary to the provisions of this <br>chapter, the commissioner may revoke his permit and confiscate all of his ferrets. <br>Each use of a ferret in hunting shall constitute a separate offense. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a ferret which has been born and raised in captivity nor to a ferret born and raised in captivity which <br>was obtained from a pet store or private vendor. Except for the prohibition on using <br>a ferret for hunting, no permit shall be necessary to keep a ferret which was born <br>and raised in captivity and a ferret born and raised in captivity shall be exempt from <br>regulation under this chapter or administrative regulations promulgated thereunder. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 356, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 47, effective June 19, 1952. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 68, sec. 36.