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Overview of Connecticut Great Ape Laws

Under Section 26-40a of Connecticut’s Fisheries and Game Law, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans are classified as “potentially dangerous animals” which may not be possessed by the general public. All federally licensed exhibitors and registered research facilities are exempt from the possession ban; however most private exhibitors (including circuses, wild animal parks, sanctuaries, and performing animal acts) are required to have a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) permit to possess those apes.

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