My family and I have been raising a baby sparrow, and I heard it's legal to keep starlings and sparrows as pets. Is this true, specifically for the state of Virginia?|||i am not sure but i think you should look it up on the internet or ask someone in your neighborhood so you won't get in any trouble lol :)|||Virginia declares them to be nuisance animals and it looks like you may need a special permit to possess one.
4VAC15-20-160. Nuisance species designated.
A. The board hereby designates the following species as nuisance species pursuant to 搂 29.1-100 of the Code of Virginia.
2. Birds.
a. European starling (Sturnus vulgaris);
b. English (house) sparrow (Passer domesticus); and
4VAC15-30-20. Permit required to import, liberate or possess predatory or undesirable animals or birds.
Under the authority of 搂 29.1-542 of the Code of Virginia, live wolves or coyotes, or birds or animals otherwise classed as predatory or undesirable, may not be imported into the Commonwealth or liberated therein, or possessed therein, except under a special permit of the board. Before such permit is issued, the importer shall make application to the department, giving the place of origin, the name and address of the exporter and a certificate from a licensed and accredited practicing veterinarian, or certified fish pathologist, certifying that the animal to be imported is not manifesting any signs of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease.
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