The Environmental Health Services Division is responsible for issuing exotic bird permits, conducting inspections of exotic bird stores, and investigating complaints regarding exotic birds and reptiles in Charles County.
Exotic Bird Permit Application
Click on this link for more information regarding zoonotic disease in exotic birds:
- Exotic Bird Permit Application from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Compendium of measures to control Chlamydophila psittaci (formerly Chlamydia psittaci) infection among humans (psittacosis) and pet birds, 2006
- C.O.M.A.R. (Code of Maryland Regulations) for avian psittacosis
- Annotated Code of Maryland for exotic birds
