Here is the information about the Alaskan court case which overturned the State's classification of the ferret as a wild animal. State of Alaska vs Robert J. Helfrich In the District Court for the State of Alaska at Anchorage Docket Number: 3AN-HB3-6210 Charge: Possession of Import into Alaska Live Game w/o Proper Permit Ordinance/ Regulation: 5 AAC 81.130(a) Date of Offense: 8/29/83 Finding of Judge John D. Mason on 5/11/84 "Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Granted. Court Holds: ferrets are domestic animals and under AS 16 05 940 14 and 16 05 255 State (Dept. of F & G) cannot regulate them; therefore 5 AAC 81 130 a & b will not be enforced under criminal complaint in this case." "ORDER IS: Case dismissed, State must return to defendant the ferrets seized in this case within 10 days, unless ordered otherwise by a higher court. Case Closed." [Posted in FML issue 1478]