Monkey celebrating Halloween in Plano store

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It is legal. There are no regulations in Plano against keeping spider monkeys as pets. If it was illegal, the cops or the animal control officers would have confiscated him. I know it’s legal, though, as I briefly looked into having one of my own. After meeting this specific monkey in person, I realized that it was a neat idea, but not for me.

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Coldshowers92@reddit

I used to own a monkey in mesquite and the language in the municipal code was very vague. It didn’t say no however animal control said that if the municipal code didn’t say anything they adopted the City if Dallas code which was illegal. I don’t believe this cop cared to be honest. However, it’s up to animal control and the city to make the decision. From my understanding I dealt with animal control for weeks and it’s very illegal.

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SimpleVegetable5715@reddit

A lot of them die while they’re smuggled.

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kimmykat42@reddit

I didn’t say it was ethical, I said it was legal. There’s a big difference between the two.

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thephotoman@reddit

It is legal, though.

There are permits you need, but neither the City of Plano nor Collin County have seen fit to ban monkeys as pets. (There are some localities that do make such prohibitions, but we're just not one of them.)

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derpinWhileWorkin@reddit

Would you look at that!

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I_Like_To_Swing@reddit

I think it is, but you need the paper work or something

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Twisted9Demented@reddit

Chill It's a money not a ape or chimpanzee

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sassyboy12345@reddit

I've personally seen a monkey attack someone so....whatever with your BS

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Twisted9Demented@reddit

Did you see that monkey the one in the video attacked someone

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sassyboy12345@reddit

You saying no monkey ever won't ?

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InfinityLoo@reddit

Dogs attack people. Let’s ban them. Cats push cups off tables. Illegal! Hamsters can bite. That’s a paddlin!

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sassyboy12345@reddit

Oh....you're one of those.....

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thephotoman@reddit

Because there ain't no law against it.

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kimmykat42@reddit

Nothing illegal about keeping spider monkeys in Plano

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Parking_Half3698@reddit

Marcel!! Get down from there, right now!

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Low_Independence_472@reddit

Oh wow you’re a racist dipshit aren’t you

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Parking_Half3698@reddit

Hey I meant no offense by this. It’s a Friends reference. Ross had a pet monkey like this one named Marcel. That’s all.

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Inevitable_Ask6670@reddit

Dawg, I miss Plano so much bro.

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Adventurous-Ant2559@reddit

A monkey bit me once - I told my vet about it - pointing to my bitten arm, he said - ‘did you put anything on it?’ I told him no. The monkey liked it as it was.

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uwpxwpal@reddit

I would love to have a prehensile tail.

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FallenAutumnLeaflet@reddit

I think she's the same one that I've seen at Target with the monkey wrapped up in a blanket.

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sassyboy12345@reddit

Stupid woman!!

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ReasonableAd1887@reddit

Officer Alex Jones lol

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RBUL13@reddit

He’s a Rockwall animal.

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Paulsur@reddit

How can I get one?

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_chk4tix@reddit

There are a few places that then can be found but they can easily live 40-50 years, so it’s not like owning a dog or a cat.

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Paulsur@reddit

"There are a few places that then can be found"

Where?

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isitallfromchina@reddit

The Centers for Disease Control strictly regulate owning primates as pets in the U.S. It may not be a law governed by the state but for Federal purposes it is prohibited unless you have proper paperwork to own.

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/importation/bringing-an-animal-into-the-us/nonhuman-primate.html

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_chk4tix@reddit

Since when do “we” care about federal law? (Mariana?)

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thephotoman@reddit

That regulation exclusively applies to imported monkeys.

The problem is that it doesn't prevent acquiring a monkey from domestic captive breeding operations from being taken as a pet. If the monkey was born in the United States, that rule does not apply.

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