It's illegal now to take anything native into or out of PA, doesn't matter if it's CB or WC or where it came from. Unless you had your woods, spotteds, or EBTs before 2007, they're now illegal to possess.



For those that had eastern box, woods, or spotteds in PA BEFORE 2007 - LIMIT OF TWO - you can get a grandfather permit to keep them, but no breeding. If you can't keep your two woods, two spotteds, etc., you can give them to someone else with a transfer of the permit.



MD, OH, and NJ allow the keeping and breeding of native turtles with a permit system (the breeding part is fairly new in MD, due to a health code regulation that was over-ridden by legislation created by hobbyists), and for the most part, require that the turtle is captive bred. In MD, a $25 annual permit allows you to keep all the native turtles you want (excluding endangered or threatened state species), provided you can prove they didn't come from the wild in MD, you keep detailed records of what happened to those turtles (when hatched, traded, acquired, sold, died, etc.), and you allow the inspection of any location you keep your turtles.



Here are the regs taken from: http://www.fish.state.pa.us/fishpub/summary/repamp.html



The following regulations apply to reptiles and amphibians.

They DO NOT apply to endangered and threatened species.

[Because there are other regs for eangered and threatened species - the northern redbelly is considered state threatened or endangered and cannot be possessed.]



Native species not listed on this page:

[This is the eastern and midland painted, smooth and spiny softshell, stinkpot, and eastern mud.]

No closed season

Daily Limit: 1

Possession Limit: 1



The following reptile and amphibian species have NO OPEN SEASON.

The DAILY LIMIT is 0 (zero) and POSSESSION LIMIT is 0 (zero).



TURTLES

Blanding’s Turtle

Eastern Box Turtle

Spotted Turtle

Wood Turtle



A permit is required to hunt, take, catch, or kill common snapping turtles for the purpose of sale, barter, or trade.



ALL Reptiles and Amphibians:

A fishing license is required to catch or take reptiles and amphibians from the waters of the Commonwealth. A fishing license is not required for reptiles and amphibians on land.



Unless otherwise indicated, reptiles and amphibians may only be taken by hand, hook, snake tongs, turtle hooks, traps, and nets less than four feet square or four feet in diameter.



It is unlawful to take, catch, or kill a reptile or amphibian through the use of firearms, chemicals, explosives, winches, jacks, or other devices.



It is unlawful to damage or disrupt the nest or eggs of a reptile or to gather, take or possess the eggs of any reptile in the natural environment of this Commonwealth.



Except for snapping turtles taken by commercial permit, reptiles and amphibians, whether dead or alive, in whole or parts, including eggs or any life stage taken from within the Commonwealth may not be sold or offered for sale.



Taking, catching, and possessing amphibians and reptiles in Department of Conservation and Natural Resources natural areas designated by posters is prohibited.



Katrina

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