Below is the email I received from the Special Uses Permit Manager. It would appear that they themselves are already including ferrets with dogs, cats, and rabbits!!! Good news!!! (Unless there is something I don't know)... Laryssa "Ms. ********, Thank you for your comment. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish only has jurisdiction over the importation of "non-domestic" animals. We recognize that there are, quite extensively in the pet trade and pet community, domesticated ferrets. Domesticated ferrets, as with any other domesticated animal, are not subject to the importation rule. All non-domesticated animals, such as the black-footed ferret currently being reintroduced to the wild in northeastern New Mexico, do require an importation permit. The community of domestic ferrets owners should rest assured that the proposed amendment of the importation rule, 19.35.7 NMAC may affect only those people (individuals or businesses) wishing to import non-domestic animals into New Mexico. While there has been discussion about what is domestic and what is non-domestic, the discussion has not extended to domestic ferrets any more than it has extended to domestic dogs, cats or rabbits. I hope this helps clarify this issue. If you have any additional questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. Thank you, Rhonda Holderman Special Uses Permit Manager NM Department of Game and Fish P.O. Box 25112 Santa Fe, NM 87504 505-476-8064 fax 505-476-8166" [Posted in FML 5639]