Keeping primates, like baboons and other monkeys, as pets will be illegal in Arizona starting Saturday. The regulation was recently passed by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. Officials say the main reason was a concern over human health and safety.

Arizona residents can no longer keep primates such as monkeys, lemurs, and gibbons as pets. They can get a prickly hedgehog, though. Arizona’s Game and Fish Department has made some changes to rules for live wildlife, and new provisions for domestic and captive wildlife kicked in Saturday.

Currently all Monkeys are considered a restricted species by Arizona Game and Fish Department. Prior to any permit issued, you will need to get written approval from Arizona Game and Fish. with either a tattoo or a microchip and the identification noted clearly on the CVI.

7 Kinds of Primates That Are Kept as Pets

• Considerations.
• Capuchin.
• Chimpanzee.
• Macaque.
• Tamarin.
• Squirrel Monkey.
• Marmoset.
• Guenon.

Pet Monkeys Allowed Currently, Washington state, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina have no restrictions on keeping monkeys as pets.

Based on different sources, a finger monkey range from $1500 to $4000. There are some extra expenses you need to cover with finger monkey.

Pet monkeys typically cost between $4,000 and $8,000 each. However, this will depend on the monkey’s age, rarity and temperament. Younger, more rare and friendlier monkeys tend to cost more.

Even though keeping monkeys as pets is frowned upon—it can be difficult, costly, cruel, and dangerous—they are easily obtained from private breeders. Lemurs, tamarins, and marmosets run in the range of $1,500 to $2,500; rhesus macaques and baboons might cost $3,500; and spider monkeys tend to be around $6,000.

15 Cute Small Monkey Breeds (Some can be pets)

• Finger monkey (Pets)
• Tarsiers.
• Common Marmosets (Pets)
• Squirrel Monkeys (Pets)
• Spider Monkeys.
• Saki Monkeys.
• Howler Monkeys.
• Gibbons.

Monkeys, ferrets and snapping turtles are among the animals that are illegal as pets in California – but people try to keep them anyway, judging from the number of exotic creatures that end up with local or state animal-control authorities, rehabilitation centers, and private zoos.

Read California’s Wild Animal code to find that owning, importing and possessing monkeys is illegal in the entire state. Exceptions are only granted to zoos, museums and universities after a hearing and issuance of a permit.

Question: Are monkeys legal to keep in Florida? Answer: Yes, with different permits depending on the species. Only Class 3 permits are given to pet owners.

Legal Issues. Primates, such as monkeys, might be illegal to keep as pets where you live. And if a monkey is legal to own, permits still might be required. However, not having insurance puts you at risk if your monkey bites someone.

Some monkey species are allowed as pets in Texas. One example is the small New World monkey called the callitrichid. This biological family consists of marmosets and tamarins. Even cotton-topped tamarins, which are critically endangered, are legal and produced by several breeders.

Born Free USA’s Primate Sanctuary The 175-acre sanctuary, located in south Texas, provides a safe, permanent home to approximately 400 monkeys, many rescued from abuse in roadside zoos or as pets in private homes or retired from animal experimentation.