A member on P-fury found out a permit is NOT required to own a piranha in Colorado. It is legal to own them in Colorado, as for city ordinances you'll have to check that yourself. He called ump-teen places & finally came up with a phone # & a name for anyone wanting to double check for themselves. Maybe a mod or jp could link the name & # or I can copy here if anyones interested. Also mods could add Ottumwa iowa to the des moines banning list. Its legal to own piranha in iowa but not in these two cities(maybe more idk).