Exotic Incident #1744
Incident Date:
05/22/2012
Location:
Albuquerque, NM - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Legal/illegal issue (LI)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Alligator
Animal disposition:
Summary:
An animal control officer turned in a baby alligator that he owned. Although it is illegal for the general public to own an alligator in New Mexico, the officer will not be disciplined as he was relatively new to his job and he turned the animal in voluntarily. It was unclear where the officer obtained the alligator.
Action take by Born Free USA:
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