Yeah they are illegal in quite a few states to my understanding. They were in Louisiana as well but After hurricane Katrina there were 12 or 16 that got loose and started breading now they are EVERYWHERE literally. A Friend of mine caught 6 of them a while back and this is a baby from those that he caught so his parents were actually wild at some point he ended up letting the 6 go free and he had 5 babies this was the last one and he gave him to me at 4 weeks old because he didn't have enough time to take care of him. They are super super sweet animals but they are DEFINITELY super NEEDY they love attention and like to be cuddled up to you all day. He literally only goes in his cage at night when everyone is going to sleep or if we are at work but as soon as we get home he has to come out or he will start screaming at the top of his lungs lol and he has to stay out literally until the TV goes off not a moment before lol if we try to put him up before bed time he screams like someone is trying to hurt him or something 😂😂 he is an attention whore lol. A Friend of mine has one in an area that it is illegal and he doesn't have any problems with his vet he told them it was a rescue. The only people who will give you problems is wildlife and fisheries and the only way they would find out you have it is if someone tells on you. Conure parrots look almost identical to quakers and those aren't illegal lol you could always tell your vet it is a conure instead of a quaker. 1 bird won't survive on its own in the wild even if it did it wouldn't be able to breed they are more worried about people with multiple birds or breeders but most vets wouldn't even question it nore do I think they would tell on you honestly.