• Alabama -Legal with no restrictions
  • Alaska - Legal with no restrictions
  • Arizona -Legal with no restrictions
  • Arkansas -Legal with no restrictions
  • California - Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions
  • Colorado -Legal with no restrictions
  • Connecticut - It appears that this state has made it illegal to own, breed, sell, transport Quaker Parrots in the state.
  • Delaware -Legal without restrictions
  • Florida - Legal with no restrictions
  • Georgia -Prohibited as pets. Considered "wild animal". Breeding allowed with breeder's license ($236 annually) if bred for wholesale exportation. Transport across state lines is legal; no notice required if travel through Georgia is less than 24 hours duration.
  • Hawaii-Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions
  • Idaho -Legal with no restrictions
  • Illinois -Legal with no restrictions
  • Indiana -Legal with no restrictions
  • Iowa -Legal with no restrictions
  • Kansas -Law states ownership is legal with a permit; however, the state has no forms for a permit application and the Department of Fish and Wildlife will not issue one......(stalemate) -- State considering opening Monk ownership - Results TBA
  • Kentucky -Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions
  • Louisiana -Legal with no restrictions
  • Maine -Legal with approved permit; but they are reluctant to issue any
  • Maryland -Legal with no restrictions
  • Massachusettes - Legal with no restrictions
  • Michigan -Legal with no restrictions
  • Minnesota -Legal with no restrictions
  • Mississippi- Legal with no restrictions
  • Missouri-Legal with no restrictions
  • Montana -Legal with no restrictions
  • Nebraska -Legal with no restrictions
  • Nevada - Legal with no restrictions
  • New Hampshire -Legal with no restrictions Importing allowed with permit and certification.
  • New Jersey - Legal ownership granted via permit after STRICT criteria are met (Wow, check out these laws! ) Section:7:25-4.8 "Potentially dangerous species" Quakers are included, listed as "potentially dangerous"..........and cannot be kept as pets.
  • New Mexico - Legal with no restrictions
  • New York -ALL pet birds must be banded to be sold retail, or to be boarded at a pet shop (they can be confiscated from a pet store if not banded). There is NO form of registration.
  • North Carolina - Legal with no restrictions
  • North Dakota -Legal with no restrictions
  • Ohio -Legal if wings are kept clipped (law passed June, 1996)
  • Oklahoma -Legal with no restrictions
  • Oregon - Legal with no restrictions
  • Pennsylvania -Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions (will euthanize)
  • Rhode Island -Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions
  • South Carolina -Legal with no restrictions
  • South Dakota -Legal with no restrictions
  • Tennessee -Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions
  • Texas -Legal with no restrictions
  • Utah -Legal with no restrictions
  • Vermont -Ownership legal with no specific restrictions. Importing: All psittacine birds imported into Vermont must be banded, microchipped or have other approved identification which identifies the breeder.
  • Virginia -Ownership, buying, selling, and breeding are all legal IF birds are close-banded It is illegal to transport into Virginia unless moving there and birds are close-banded
  • Washington - Legal with no restrictions
  • West Virginia -Legal with no restrictions
  • Wisconsin -Legal with no restrictions
  • Wyoming -Illegal to own or sell; no exceptions

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