Alabama

Summary

Illegal to own, with limited grandfather exceptions for previously owned animals.

Details

Ownership of canidae without a USDA-licensed rabies vaccine is illegal, but animals owned before April 5, 1994 can be kept for life if sterilized and registered. Wolf-dog hybrids are treated as 'dogs' under rabies rules, but legal uncertainty remains due to older conflicting law.

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