Anyone know if quail are legal in Philadelphia? Or any other large city?

[CityAvians]

I've seen someone selling them here before but I'm still not sure if they're legal. Chickens aren't but there's no information on game birds. I tried calling a few places but kept getting transferred and nobody seemed to even know what a quail was. I left a message with someone supervisor at some animal thing so I hope I can get an answer but I'm impatient.

 

[eHuman]

Any quail indigenous to the Americas require a licence ($5 per year in most states). Old world quail (from Europe ) do not require licensing. Coturnix are old world quail. Bobwhites are new world quail.

 

[dc3085]

Call your state wildlife agency they will be the organization that manages whatever regulations your state has. Every state is different.