Editing Bengal cat (section)

== Legal restrictions ==
In [[Australia]], G5 (fifth-generation) Bengals are not restricted, but their import is complex.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guidance on the import of live hybrid animals |website=Environment.gov.au |publisher=[[Australian Government|Commonwealth of Australia]] |department=[[Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–2016)|Department of Environment]] |url= http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/wildlife-trade/live/import-list/hybrid-animals-guidance |access-date=March 28, 2020 |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200220125100/http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/wildlife-trade/live/import-list/hybrid-animals-guidance |url-status=live}}</ref>

Bengals were regulated in the [[United Kingdom]]. In 2007, however, the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] removed the previous licensing requirements.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Dangerous Wild Animals Act&nbsp;1976 (modification) Order&nbsp;2007 |date=November 4, 2014 |website=Legislation.gov.uk |url= http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1437/schedule/made |access-date=April 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160531162938/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1437/schedule/made |archive-date=May 31, 2016}}</ref>

In the [[United States]], legal restrictions and even bans sometimes exist at the state and municipal level. In [[Hawaii]], Bengal cats are prohibited by law (as are all wild cat species, and all other hybrids of domestic and wild animals).<ref>{{cite web |title=Non-domestic Animal and Microorganism Lists |website=HDOA.Hawaii.gov |publisher=[[State of Hawaii]] Plant Industry Division |url= http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/pq/import-program/pq-non-domestic-animal-and-microorganism-lists/ |access-date=January 28, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190130000544/http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/pq/import-program/pq-non-domestic-animal-and-microorganism-lists/ |archive-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref> In [[Connecticut]], it is also illegal to own any generation of Bengal cat.<ref>{{cite report |last=McCarthy |first=Kevin E. |title=Bengal cat laws |website=cga.ct.gov |date=2000 |publisher=[[State of Connecticut]] |url= https://www.cga.ct.gov/2000/rpt/2000-R-0680.htm |access-date=March 17, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210609002739/https://www.cga.ct.gov/2000/rpt/2000-R-0680.htm |archive-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref> In [[Alaska]], Bengal cats must be four generations removed from the Asian leopard cat. A permit and registered pedigree that indicates the previous four generations are required.<ref>{{cite web |title=AK – Exotic pets: Possession of wolf and wild-cats hybrids prohibited |date=July 20, 1998 |series=Animal Legal & Historical Center / Administrative |publisher=College of Law, [[Michigan State University]] |website=AnimalLaw.info |url= https://www.animallaw.info/administrative/ak-exotic-pets-5-aac-92030-possession-wolf-and-wild-cat-hybrids-prohibited |access-date=March 17, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220417154352/https://www.animallaw.info/administrative/ak-exotic-pets-5-aac-92030-possession-wolf-and-wild-cat-hybrids-prohibited |archive-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref> In [[California]], the code of regulations Title&nbsp;14, section&nbsp;K, Asian leopards are not specifically listed as a restricted species. In [[Delaware]], a permit is required to own Bengal cats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Title&nbsp;3 900–903 |series=Administrative Code |publisher=[[State of Delaware]] |url= https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title3/900/903/.shtml |access-date=March 15, 2022}}{{dead link|date=September 2023}}</ref> Bengals of the [[F1 hybrid|F1–G4 generations]] are also regulated in [[New York (state)|New York state]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Massachusetts]], and [[Indiana]]. Various cities have imposed restrictions; in [[New York City]], Bengals are prohibited,<ref name="Saulny">{{cite news |last=Saulny |first=Susan |date=May 12, 2005 |title=What's up, pussycat? Whoa! |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/12/fashion/whats-up-pussycat-whoa.html |access-date=November 21, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160113034327/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/12/fashion/whats-up-pussycat-whoa.html |archive-date=January 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Title IV Environmental Sanitation, Article 161 Animals |work=Health Code of the City of New York |date=2000 |publisher=[[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene|Department of Health]], [[New York City Government|City of New York]] |via=Yumpu.com |url= https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/11786671/health-code-of-the-city-of-new-york-title-24-nycgov |access-date=February 28, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190228130503/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/11786671/health-code-of-the-city-of-new-york-title-24-nycgov |archive-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> and there are limits on Bengal ownership in [[Seattle, Washington]], and in [[Denver, Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alessio |first1=Kristine C. |title=Legislation and your cat |url= http://www.bengalcat.com/flier.pdf |website=BengalCat.com |publisher=The International Bengal Cat Society |access-date=January 22, 2019 |url-status=live  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190123080933/http://www.bengalcat.com/flier.pdf |archive-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> Except where noted above, Bengal cats with a generation of G5 and beyond are considered domestic, and are generally legal in the US.

In New Zealand's [[Southland District]], the Bengal cat requires a permit to own and is completely banned on any off-shore islands including [[Stewart Island]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Matthew |title=‘High-risk’ Bengal cat sales monitored |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/southland/%E2%80%98high-risk%E2%80%99-bengal-cat-sales-monitored |access-date=7 June 2024 |publisher=[[Otago Daily Times]] |date=20 April 2024}}</ref>