The 1933 California Law Prohibiting Importation of Ferrets
The sections of the original 1933 statute and regulation relating to prohibiting importation of animals, including the domestic ferret, are as follows:
Excerpts:
"Chapter 76, Statutes of 1933, Section 1, provides as follows:Section 1. it is unlawful to import or transport alive into this State, except as provided in Section 2, any wild bird or animal of the following species or groups:... weasel, Mustela nivalis; stoat, Mustela erminea; ferret, Mustela furio (sic); mongoose, Herpestes mungo, and all other species of the genus Herpestes... "
"REGULATION 1. TOTALLY EXCLUDED SPECIESThe Fish and Game Commission absolutely prohibits the importation of the following wild birds and animals, and permits for their importation will not be issued under any circumstances: . . . weasel, stoat, ferret and fitch; mongoose of any kind . . ."
Notes:
Section 2 described the process for applying to the Fish and Game Commission for permits to import any species listed in Section 1 and not specifically excluded in Regulation 1. The excluded animals in Regulation 1 were domestic rabbits, if importers provided evidence of domesticity, and tree squirrels, flying squirrels, and chipmunks for zoological gardens.
These sections were accompanied in the 1933 rules by a guide, "Descriptions of Some Birds and Animals Covered by this Act," which identified the ferret as, "FERRET Mustela furo," referred to it as ". . . the domestic ferret", and included "Other names: Polecat; polecat ferret; fitch." |