A state wide license would solve all of this ... but the state reg would have to be drafted correctly. To make sure it makes things better and not worse. The key is with through language in the draft by those familiar with reptiles, a complete listing of species covered (not a partial listing that allows debate), and it must be designed so that the people who are qualified to possess such animals are able to do so, also the excetions should be correct.

I think if something like this if put into motion and done correctly would be supported by the majority of serious keepers & professionals. Pet shops probably wont like it. Pet keepers probably wont care. The big thing is having it done correctly so that it doesnt turn into a which hunt for reptiles, trying to ban them, or make the permit requirments rediculous, and the state reg would have to trump any city regs and not allow city regs to add further restrictions.

Most of the Cities that do have regs allow exception to AZA institutions, DNR permit holders, bonifid scientific purpose and bonified educational purpose, etc..

The problem with all of this is that they do not define bonified scientific or bonified educational purpose. If you call one of thee Cities and tell them your thinking of relocating to there City and that you run a Reptile Educational program (licensed business) where as you visit local schools and so forth, the City will tell you that this is not a exception to there regulation ... If you ask them to define bonified educational purpose you will get the run around.

Another problem with the exception is that even though many Cities allow exception to those holdind species under DNR permit, they dont have a exception for those holding species under federal permit
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