Rule 391-4-8-.04. Inherently Dangerous Wild Animals, License and Insurance Required

1. (1) The following wild animals are considered inherently dangerous to human beings and pursuant to O.C.G.A. Sec. 27-5-4 are subject to licensing and liability insurance requirements.

   1. (a) Mammals:

      1. 1. Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates):

         1. (i) Family Bovidae (ruminant mammals):

            1. (I) Genera Addax, Alcelaphus, Boselaphus, Connochaetes, Syncerus, and Taurotragus (addax, hartebeests, nilgai, gnu, wildebeests, African buffalo, elands, etc) - All species;
            2. (II) Bos sauveli (kouprey);
            3. (III) Hippotragus niger (sable);
            4. (IV) Oryx gazella (gemsbok);
         2. (ii) Family Hippopotamidae - Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus);
         3. (iii) Family Suidae: Genus Phacochoerus (warthogs) - All species;

      2. 2. Order Carnivora:

         1. (i) Family Canidae: Genera Canis, Chrysocyon, Cuon, and Lycaon (wolves, jackals, dingos, etc.) - All species, except as provided in Rule 391-4-2-.16 for coyotes;
         2. (ii) Family Felidae (cats) - All species;
         3. (iii) Family Hyaenidae (hyenas) - All species;
         4. (iv) Family Mustelidae - Gulo gulo (wolverine);
         5. (v) Family Ursidae (bears) - All species;
      3. 3. Order Diprotodontia: Family Macropodidae (Kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos, etc.) - All species;
      4. 4. Order Perissodactyla: Family Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses) - All species;
      5. 5. Order Proboscidea (elephants) - All species;

      6. 6. Order Primates:

         1. (i) Family Hominidae: Genera Gorilla, Pan, and Pongo (Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Orangutan, etc.) - All species;
         2. (ii) Family Hylobatidae (gibbons, siamangs, etc.) - All species;
         3. (iii) Family Cercopithecidae: Genera Macaca, Mandrillus, Theropithecus, and Papio (macaques, mandrills, drills, and baboons) - All species;

   2. (b) Reptiles:

      1. 1. Order Crocodilia (alligators and caimans, crocodiles, gharials) - All species;

      2. 2. Order Squamata:

         1. (i) Family Atractaspididae (mole-vipers or stiletto snakes) - All species;

         2. (ii) Family Colubridae:

            1. (I) Genera Balanophis, Macropisthodon, and Rhabdophis (keelbacks) - All species;
            2. (II) Genus Dispholidus (boomslangs) - All species;
            3. (III) Genus Thelotornis (twig snakes) - All species;
            4. (IV) Genus Thrasops (bold-eyed tree snakes) - All species;
         3. (iii) Family Elapidae - All species;
         4. (iv) Family Helodermatidae (Gila monster and beaded lizards) - All species;
         5. (v) Family Viperidae (vipers and pit vipers) - All species;

   3. (c) Fishes:

      1. 1. Order Characiformes: Family Serrasalmidae: Subfamily Serrasalminae (pirhanas) - All species;
      2. 2. Order Gymnotiformes: Family Gymnotidae (gymnotid eels): Genus Electrophorus - All species;
      3. 3. Order Myliobatiformes: Family Potamotrygonidae (American stingrays) - All species;

      4. 4. Order Perciformes:

         1. i. Family Synanceiidae (stonefishes): Genus Synanceia - All species;
         2. ii. Family Trachinidae (weeverfishes) - All species;
      5. 5. Order Siluriformes: Family Trichomycteridae (candirus, etc.): Genus Vandellia - All species;
      6. 6. Species listed in subparagraphs (c)2 and (c)4 and held in aquaria or tanks in Georgia before the effective date of this rule may be possessed, sold, transported or transferred for a 12-month period following the effective date of this rule;

   4. (d) Invertebrates:

      1. 1. Order Scorpiones:

         1. (i) Family Buthidae:

            1. (I) Genus Androctonus (fattail scorpions) - All species;
            2. (II) Genus Centruroides (bark scorpions) - All species;
            3. (III) Genus Parabuthus (burrowing thicktailed scoprions - All species;
            4. (IV) Leiurus quinquestriatus (deathstalker); and
         2. (ii) Family Scorpionidae - Opistophthalmus glabrifons (yellow-legged creeping scorpion).

Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 27-5-2, 27-5-4.

History. Original Rule entitled "Inherently Dangerous Wild Animals, License and Insurance Required" adopted. F. Nov. 14, 2022; eff. Dec. 4, 2022.