Can you have an Ocelot as a household pet?

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I think it is still considered a protected species under the Federal Endangered Species Act, and is illegal to own in the USA. also there may be state / provincial or local laws that would apply to your location. If it is legal where you are, they might require you to build a very secure enclosure with outside run.
Yes they are super cute, but just because an animal is cute does not mean it should be a pet. They used to be legal to have as pets and from what i have heard some of them turned out affectionate but some others turned extremely aggressive and many of them even if they were not violent, had a major habit of spraying urine so they couldnt be kept indoors. Even in places it is legal, it is a big responsibility and may never truly be tame. Also if it ever gets out, someone who sees a wild cat loose might shoot it .

Why not just get an OciCAT? It's a purely domestic cat but spotted like an ocelot.

Or how about a Bengal? that has some wild ancestry from the Asian Leopard Cat but most of the Bengals now are many generations from that. They're very energetic and playful and smart but theyre domestic and a lot more suitable as pets than an ocelot.