So that is like everybody that keeps snakes, everybody I know has a critter that is not found in their county, and most have some not of this state or nation.



I bet that they are going to collect fees, issue permits and not do any records just like every other time they tried to cover the herp hobby with a permit system. And let us not forget the permits clause that will surely allow them to search your house with no warrant or probable cause. The whole thing smells bad. If they had a history of actually tracking the data from past permits and would not always try to slip in the whole inspection clause, then this would not seem so bad.



And then to compare ourselves to Florida, the problems mentioned are in South Florida. Texas climate will not allow much chance of breeding populations of large exotics like Florida does. But when there is a panic button to push who are they to think things through.
Some capitol ideas for the outdoors

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• A MUST READ FOR HERPERS - alterna63, Thu Mar 1 15:15:16 2007
• "Not of this County" huh??? - LBenton, Thu Mar 1 16:12:09 2007
• you are mistaken - PHWyvern, Thu Mar 1 16:22:52 2007
• oops, my bad - LBenton, Thu Mar 1 19:05:56 2007
• RE: oops, my bad - Aaron, Thu Mar 1 21:36:06 2007
• RE: A MUST READ FOR HERPERS - Steve G, Sun Mar 4 19:36:46 2007
• RE: A MUST READ FOR HERPERS - alterna63, Tue Mar 6 22:39:33 2007
• RE: A MUST READ FOR HERPERS - antelope, Thu Mar 8 00:48:28 2007
• I have a copy of the entire bill - troy h, Tue Mar 6 19:43:17 2007
• RE: I have a copy of the entire bill - mred, Thu Mar 8 16:06:58 2007
• RE: I have a copy of the entire bill - alterna63, Fri Mar 9 00:04:45 2007
• RE: I have a copy of the entire bill - mred, Fri Mar 9 15:21:28 2007
• RE: I have a copy of the entire bill - alterna63, Fri Mar 9 20:59:24 2007