Before purchasing, breeding, importing or in any other way possessing a deleterious exotic animal in the state of Idaho, you will need to complete an Application for Possession of Deleterious Exotic Animals and contact Animal Industries. Possession and importing from another state are two different processes that each have their own set of requirements.
For more information, read this brochure and the outline of expectations.
The following are considered deleterious exotic animals in the state of Idaho:
Mute Swan (unless pinioned)
All non-native canidae species
Includes, but not limited to, Fennec Foxes, Hyenas and African Wild Dogs.
All large felidae may only be possessed on AZA accredited facility.
Caracal
Cheetah
Jaguar
Leopard
Lion
Tiger
Geoffroy’s Cat
Margay
Ocelot
Serval
European Hedgehog
Brush Tailed Possum
All non-human primates must be possessed on an AZA accredited facility, except those not considered deleterious exotic animals, which are:
Capuchin
Marmoset
Spider Monkey
Squirrel Monkey
Barbary Sheep
Mouflon Sheep
Coatimundi
Kinkajou
African Doormice
African Rope Squirrels
African Striped Mice
African Tree Squirrels
Brush-tailed Porcupines
Gambian Giant Pouched Rats
Prairie Dogs
All South American Rodents except Guinea Pigs and Chinchillas (Includes Capybaras and Patagonian Cavies)
European or Russian Wild Boar
Peccary
Forms and Links:
Complete this application before making any moves towards ownership of a deleterious exotic animal.
Application for deleterious exotic animals entering Idaho for a short time.
Each deleterious exotic animal must be declared to ISDA on an annual basis.
Annual Inventory form for facilities, such as zoos, with a large number of deleterious exotic animals.