Is it legal to own a serval in Oregon?

Answer 1

So the law in Washinton states this exactly: "(2) "Potentially dangerous wild animal" means one of the following types of animals, whether bred in the wild or in captivity, and any or all hybrids thereof:

(a) Class mammalia

(i) Order carnivora

(A) Family felidae, only lions, tigers, captive-bred cougars, jaguars, cheetahs, leopards, snow leopards, and clouded leopards;

And that's all it says for the family Felidae, or cats. And you'll notice the word "only" before the list of banned cats. This tells me that Servals are not on this list specifically. The way I interpret it, they're not illegal. I do know that any variety of Savannah cat is banned in the city limits of Seattle, so I would assume that Servals are also banned in that city. But as for Washington state law, the above is all that is stated. Hope this helps.