Corn snakes illegal to sell and buy in Virginia?

[redrott]

This may be a stupid question does this statement I pulled from the Virginia department of game and inland fisheries mean no cornsnakes can be bought and sold in virginia without a permit.

The DGIF is now issuing permits to licensed pet stores and captive breeders for them to sell three species of captive-bred snakes (4 VAC 15-360-50): eastern kingsnake, mole kingsnake, and corn snake. No other snakes native to Virginia can be bought or sold in Virginia, and there are size limits as to what can be sold

 

[RobbiesCornField]

The way I'm reading that is that you only have to have a permit if you plan on selling them, not own them. That's just my interpretation, though.

 

[redrott]

my bad i see it says sell so if i breed any i now need a permit

 

[LostNFound]

I am reading it the same way you are Robbie. Just a permit to sell. Not to own ...

 

[redrott]

it does say no other snake native to virginia can be bought or sold so that knocks out a few species for hobbyists. Like scarlet kings, northern pine snakes, timber rattlers, copperheads, cotton mouths, water snakes to name a few.

 

[Sharon]

I think you do need a permit, I have one (need to renew) and its $10 a year

Last time I read it it said something about more than 5 you need one. If I remember right...

 

[Carinata]

well the thing is you can leagally field collect 5 of each unprotected soeices without a permit

 

[medusacoils]

it does say no other snake native to virginia can be bought or sold so that knocks out a few species for hobbyists. Like scarlet kings, northern pine snakes, timber rattlers, copperheads, cotton mouths, water snakes to name a few.

You may just want to give them a call and verify. Sometimes legal speak is a pain to decipher.

Wayne