Sorry folks, I forgot to add this information to my original post. To have an application sent to you for the NJF&W Exotic Hobbyist permit, you can write to: Division Of Fish And Wildlife Exotic and Nongame Wildlife Permits P.O. Box 430 Trenton, New Jersey OR you can call and have an application sent to you by calling: (609) 292-9591 [Moderator's note: Or you can download it: http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/pdf/xotic_hobby.pdf BIG] The fee for this permit is only $10 per year for the Exotic Hobbyist Permit no matter how many ferrets ( Sugar Gliders, European Hedgehogs, as well as some other mammals, and some species of reptials, you also need this permit) The application asks basic questions such as to the type of housing, food, where you aquired the animal(s) from and your vet information. If you also own birds that need a permit as well as the animals, then permit fee is $20 per year. If you are caught with these animals and do not posses a current permit, the fines can cost you anywhere from "$500 to $5000 PER animal". "PLEASE", get your permit to help us so "WE" can help "YOU" if the time should ever arise. If you purchase an animal from a NJ Pet Shop or NJ Animal Specific rescue/shelter or even a NJ Private Breeder, and DO NOT recieve the 20 day temporary permit (Pink Slip) along with an application packet, PLEASE contact the Dep. of NJF&W at the above address and/or phone number and report them. You will not be the one who will get into trouble, these places will. Sinceryely, Debi Sadowski Fuzzy Loving Ferret rescue & Ferretry (NJ) [Posted in FML 5676]