Editing Ferret (section)

==References==
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<!--ref name=Lewington>{{cite book |first=John H. |last=Lewington |title=Ferret Husbandry, Medicine and Surgery |edition=2nd |publisher=Elsevier |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7020-2827-4|page=6}}</ref-->
<ref name=jurek1998>Jurek, R. M. (1998). [http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentVersionID=39971 A review of national and California population estimates of pet ferrets] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419025700/https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentVersionID=39971 |date=2013-04-19 }}. Calif. Dep. Fish and Game, Wildl. Manage. Div., Bird and Mammal Conservation Program Rep. 98-09. Sacramento, CA.</ref>
<ref name=regcacode>{{cite web |title=Section 671(c)(2)(K)(5): 'Family Mustelidae' |url=https://law.resource.org/pub/us/ccr/gov.ca.oal.title14.html |work=California Code of Regulations, Title 14: Natural Resources, Division 1: "Fish And Game Commission&nbsp;– Department of Fish And Game", Subdivision 3: "General Regulations", Chapter 3: "Miscellaneous", Section 671: "Importation, Transportation and Possession of Live Restricted Animals" |access-date=2006-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812174513/https://law.resource.org/pub/us/ccr/gov.ca.oal.title14.html |archive-date=2013-08-12 }} Ferrets are not among the exceptions to the classification "Those species listed because they pose a threat to native wildlife, the agriculture interests of the state or to public health or safety are termed 'detrimental animals{{'"}} and are designated by the letter "D".</ref>
<ref name=regcafishgame>{{cite web|title=Fish and Game Code Section 2118|work=California Codes|publisher=State of California|url=http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=69408513066+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve|access-date=2006-09-19|archive-date=2013-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526094417/http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=69408513066+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve|url-status=live}} the Code states, in part: "animals of the families Viverridae and Mustelidae in the order Carnivora are restricted because such animals are undesirable and a menace to native wildlife, the agricultural interests of the state, or to the public health or safety."</ref>
<ref name=regga>{{cite web |title=Wild Animals/Exotica |publisher=Georgia Department of Natural Resources |url=http://gadnrle.org/node/84 |access-date=17 August 2016 |quote=The exotic species listed below, except where otherwise noted, may not be held as pets in Georgia. [...] Carnivores (weasels, ferrets, foxes, cats, bears, wolves, etc.); all species. Note: European ferrets are legal as pets if neutered by 7 months old and vaccinated against rabies. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823014455/http://gadnrle.org/node/84 |archive-date=23 August 2016
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<ref name=reghi>{{cite web |title=News Release:Illegal Ferret Found in Kailua |publisher=State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture |url=http://www.hawaiiag.org/hdoa/newsrelease/00-21.htm |access-date=2006-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929132134/http://www.hawaiiag.org/hdoa/newsrelease/00-21.htm |archive-date=2007-09-29}}</ref>
<ref name=regil>{{cite web |title=Wild Bird and Game Bird Breeder Permit Application|publisher=Illinois Department of Natural Resources|url=http://dnr.state.il.us/admin/systems/06/game_app.pdf|access-date=2006-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060805100847/http://dnr.state.il.us/admin/systems/06/game_app.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=2006-08-05}}</ref>
<ref name=regwi>{{cite web |title=Companion Animals |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection |url=http://www.datcp.state.wi.us/ah/agriculture/animals/movement/companion_animals.jsp |access-date=2008-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227182249/http://www.datcp.state.wi.us/ah/agriculture/animals/movement/companion_animals.jsp |archive-date=2009-02-27}}</ref>
<ref name=Thomson>{{cite journal |last=Thomson |first=P. D. |year=1951 |title=A History of the Ferret |journal=Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences |issue=Autumn |pages=471–480 |doi=10.1093/jhmas/VI.Autumn.471 |volume=vi }}</ref>
<ref name=williams1999>Williams, Bruce H. (January 1999) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080511003517/http://www.afip.org/consultation/vetpath/ferrets/Clin_Path/ClinPath.html Controversy and Confusion in Interpretation of Ferret Clinical Pathology], Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: "...&nbsp;the ferret, being by nature an obligate carnivore, has an extremely short digestive tract, and requires meals as often as every four to six hours."</ref>
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