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Some states in which owning raccoons is forbidden by law include Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Massachusetts. This is just a partial list, though. Individuals who owned a pet raccoon when laws banning their ownership were enacted may be allowed to maintain ownership.

In Virginia, it is illegal to keep raccoons as pets or to attempt to raise them yourself without a rehabilitation permit.

Raccoons are legal to own as pets in the US states of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. However, some states may require a special permit or license before you can keep one as your pet.

In Virginia, it's illegal to own non-native exotic animals that are considered predatory or undesirable as a pet. ing to the state, non-native exotic animals include, but are not limited to: bears, wolves, coyotes, weasels, badgers, hyenas, all species of non-domesticated cats, alligators, and crocodiles.

West Virginia recently enacted regulations for "dangerous wild animals" that allow people to apply for permits to keep them. Animals that aren't the following can be kept as pets: coyotes, minks, weasels, muskrats, beavers, opossums, polecats, otters, red and gray foxes, skunks, bobcat, fishers, and raccoons.

West Virginia's White Cane Law defines a service animal as a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to perform work or tasks for someone with a physical or mental disability. The law lists the following as examples of tasks a service animal might perform: guiding those with visual impairments.