It is illegal to keep gray parrots in China if they are wild. Gray parrots are national first-level protected animals. They need to obtain a "Wild Animal Domestication and Breeding License" before they can be raised. This certificate is difficult to apply for. You need to find a gray parrot breeding base to get it stamped, and then go to the local animal and plant protection center to get it stamped. , individuals can apply, and a handling fee will be charged.
To raise gray parrots, you need to apply for an artificial breeding license. At present, laws and regulations do not have clear provisions on privately domesticated animals. However, if individuals domesticate animals as pets, they need to purchase them from an enterprise with a license for domesticating and breeding wild animals and a license for operating wild animals. There is no need to apply for a license for domesticating and breeding wild animals. Parrots are key protected wild animals. According to the "Wild Animal Protection Law of the People's Republic of China", domestication and breeding of wild protected animals must be carried out in accordance with the law before domestication and breeding approval procedures can be carried out.
