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what is really going on??
- Thread starter popcorn
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MegF.
That's for sale???
There was a python ban that was passed in Florida although it's currently being challenged by USARK. It is being reviewed since the data was not correctly obtained. It bans all of the large boids and pythons including burms, retics, anacondas, rock pythons etc. There is also talk of banning all imported and non-indigenous species of animal. This would include reptiles, amphibians, fish and birds. I doubt this will go thru as the economy would be adversely affected. There are literally millions of fish owners in the US that keep various species that are imported. Birds as well. Budgies are some of the most popular as are cockatoos and parrots. If you join USARK you will be kept abreast of the current bills being proposed and how to stop them. They are the only organization out there that is even pulling for the reptile community and has any pull in Washington. They have stopped many bills before the Florida python ban and they are still trying to stop that one. It is being looked at.
Beginning in 2008, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission began requiring a permit to own or sell non-indigenous venomous reptiles, retics, rock pythons, the southern African python and the green anaconda. You can still own these, but just have to purchase the permit. Not included here is the Burmese Python (interestingly) or the Boa Constrictor (which shouldn't be included anyway).
Then certain cities can have their own restrictions in addition to this. I'm told that Houston has banned the large constrictors altogether, but I don't know for sure since I live outside the city limits. www.texasreptiles.com has some links to allow you to look up local laws relating to reptiles. And as was mentioned earlier, USARK is a great resource, and IMO we should all become members. Check out their website at www.usark.org.
I haven't heard of any other new, proposed laws, other than one that requires a sticker (or something, I haven't paid much attention) when hunting reptiles.
Then certain cities can have their own restrictions in addition to this. I'm told that Houston has banned the large constrictors altogether, but I don't know for sure since I live outside the city limits. www.texasreptiles.com has some links to allow you to look up local laws relating to reptiles. And as was mentioned earlier, USARK is a great resource, and IMO we should all become members. Check out their website at www.usark.org.
I haven't heard of any other new, proposed laws, other than one that requires a sticker (or something, I haven't paid much attention) when hunting reptiles.