Mike,



Thanks for the very cogent post. I agree a compromise will have to be reached. One possible route I have mentioned in the past is he one the Aviculturists came up with almost 20 years ago. It is The Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992, and it is the reason that they have no worries about losing their hobby to draconian legislation.



Under the tenets of this Act, mass importation of all wild-caught avians ended. In return, Aviculturists were allowed to breed, sell, and transport birds across state lines to their content. In addition, qualified breeders are still allowed to import limited numbers for "new blood" for breeding programs.



The Avicultural hobby and industry has done very well under this law for almost two decades-perhaps something similar could help us now?
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Brad Chambers

WWW.HCU-TX.ORG



Breeder of:

Green Tree Pythons

Jungle Carpet Pythons

Pastel, Pinstripe, FIRE, Piebald, Clown, Lavender Albino, Leucistic, and Spider Ball Pythons

Striped Colombian Boa Constrictors

Kenyan, Rufescens, and Conicus Sand Boas

Red Phase Western Hognose Snakes

Spider Western Hognose Snakes

Albino Western Hognose Snakes

Locality Trans-Pecos Mexican Hognose Snakes

Southern Hognose Snakes

Eastern Hognose Snakes

Tricolor Hognose Snakes

Hypo Checkered Garter Snakes

Eastern Blackneck Garter Snakes

Stillwater Hypo Bullsnakes

Patternless Bullsnakes

S. GA Eastern Kingsnakes

Locality Desert Kingsnakes

Albino Desert Kingsnakes

Hypo Desert Kingsnakes

Mexican Black Kingsnakes

Desert Phase, Striped Desert, Newport, and Coastal California Kingsnakes

Locality Mexican Milksnakes

Spotted Mexican Milksnakes

Tangerine Mexican Milksnakes

Locality Alterna

Abbott Okeetee Cornsnakes

Mexican Baird's Ratsnakes

Cape Housesnakes

Tangerine Albino African Fat -Tailed Geckos

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