MAINE LEGAL PET GUIDE POSSESSION IMPORT TAKE COMMENTS This is only a guide of animals that MAY be legal in a state. Due to the extensive amount of laws involved that are constantly changing, UAPPEAL and contributors of these guides cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information. Users are responsible for checking all laws BEFORE getting an animal. Legal as Pets as Legal Permit MDIFW Register for Legal Pets Permit MDIFW for Legal Pets ARACHNID, CENTIPEDE, MILLIPEDE Millipede, Giant African Yes No Yes No NA Unrestricted Species - no permits needed Mite, Hypoaspis Yes No Yes No NA Unrestricted Species - no permits needed Tarantula, Brazilian Black Yes No Yes No NA Unrestricted Species - no permits needed Tarantula, Chaco Golden Knee Yes No Yes No NA Unrestricted Species - no permits needed Tarantula, Chilean Rose Yes No Yes No NA Unrestricted Species - no permits needed Native Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited take & possess; Captive-born uncategorized = prohibited; Import - MDIFW Wildlife Importation Permit US Endangered/ Threatened Species No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets (rest) IUCN Critically Endangered, No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Endangered, Extinct in Wild (rest) Unlisted No No NA Unclassified - No pets BATS Fruit No No NA US Injurious - Category 1 Restricted - no pets Unlisted No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets BEARS Black, Asiatic No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Brown (Bhutan, China, Mexico & No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Mongolia pop.) Brown, Himalayan No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Panda, Giant No No NA CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Sloth No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Spectacled No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Sun No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets US Endangered/ Threatened Species No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets (rest) IUCN Critically Endangered, No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Endangered, Extinct in Wild (rest) Unlisted No No NA Unclassified - No pets BIRDS Adjutant, Greater No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Adjutant, Lesser No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Albatross, Short-tailed No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Bahaman No No NA CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Cuban No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Diademed No No NA IUCN Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Imperial No No NA IUCN Endangered; CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Lilac-crowned No No NA IUCN Endangered; CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Lilacine No No NA IUCN Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Puerto Rican No No NA IUCN Critically Endangered; CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Red-browed No No NA CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Red-crowned No No NA IUCN Endangered; CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Red-necked No No NA CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Red-spectacled No No NA CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Red-tailed No No NA CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, St. Lucia No No NA CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, St Vincent No No NA CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Tucuman No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Vinaceous-breasted No No NA IUCN Endangered; CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Yellow-billed No No NA US Threatened - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Yellow-faced Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Amazon, Yellow-headed No No NA IUCN Endangered; CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Yellow-naped No No NA IUCN Endangered; CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon, Yellow-shouldered No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Amazon (rest) (Amazona) Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Antpecker (all) (Estrildidae) Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Araçari (all) (Ramphastidae) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Argus, Great Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Argus (rest) (Phasianidae) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Auk (all) (Charadriiformes) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Auklet (all) (Charadriiformes) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Avadavat (all) (Estrildidae) Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Avocet (all) (Charadriiformes) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Bateleur No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Baza (all) (Accipitriformes) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Besra No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Bishop, Black Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bishop, Black-winged Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bishop, Fire-fronted Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bishop, Golden-backed Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bishop, Northern Red Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bishop, Southern Red Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bishop, Yellow Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bishop, Yellow-crowned Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bishop, Zanzibar Red Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bittern (all) (Pelecaniformes) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Blackbird, Saffron-cowled No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Black-cockatoo, Long-billed No No NA IUCN Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Black-cockatoo, Short-billed No No NA IUCN Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Black-cockatoo, Yellow-tailed Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bluebill (all) (Estrildidae) Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bluebonnet Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bobwhite, Masked No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Bobwhite, Northern (rest) Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Boobook (all) (Strigiformes) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Booby, Abbott's No No NA IUCN Endangered; CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Brambling Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bristlebird, Western No No NA IUCN Endangered; CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Bristlebird, Western Rufous No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Budgerigar Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Buffalo-Weaver, Red-billed Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Buffalo-Weaver, White-billed Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Buffalo-Weaver, White-headed Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Bufflehead (all) (Anatidae) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Bul-bul, Red-whiskered No No NA US Injurious - Category 1 Restricted - no pets Bushcrow, Ethiopian No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Bustard (all) (Otidiformes) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Buttonquail, Buff-breasted No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Buttonquail, Hottentot No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Buttonquail, New Caledonian No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Buttonquail (rest) (Turnix) Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Buzzard (all) (Accipitriformes) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Buzzard-Eagle (all) (Accipitriformes) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Caiques (all) (Pionites) Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Canary, Atlantic Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Canvasback No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Caracara (all) (Falconiformes) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Cassowary (all) (Casuariidae) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Chachalaca (all) (Cracidae) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Chaffinch, Common Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Chaffinch, Gran Canaria No No NA IUCN Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Chaffinch, Tenerife Blue Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Chough (all) (Corvidae) No No NA Category 1 Restricted - No pets Cockatiel Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Cockatoo, Gang-gang Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Cockatoo, Glossy Black Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted - no MDIFW permits needed; Import - see Ag Cockatoo, Goffin's No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Cockatoo, Palm No No NA CITES I - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Cockatoo, Philippine No No NA IUCN Critically Endangered; CITES I; US Endangered - Category 1 Restricted - No pets Cockatoo, Red-tailed Black Yes No No Yes No NA Unrestricted