Why does TP&W require the newly permitted seller to turn in the address of every person that purchases locally or receives across state lines a native herp? This seems beyond the scope of what was proposed, and can be something very scary down the road. If they pass some new law saying you can not keep "species x" any more they will have a working data base to bust people, many of which might not know the rules were changed. Also it allows other outside sources access to such data, which is not a pleasant privacy situation to be in.



Let's put it this way..

- Do they have the same rules for a nursery that sells a native plant for your landscaping needs?

- If you order southern fried catfish at the local restaurant do you need to fill out a permit for this natural resource to change hands and leave the premises?

- You do not need to report who you sold a registered car to, it is up the buyer to take care of that.

- You do not need to report when a firearm changes hands in Texas.



So why are they treating us with such mistrust and abusing our wishes for privacy?



The permit system is bad enough, but placing that burden on the seller to violate the privacy of a buyer is not right, and maybe not legal. I am wondering if this is a reason for us to all chip to a fund to file some legal action to at the very least stop this data gathering which is beyond the minimum needed scope for TP&W to manage a resource. The goal should be to manage with the least invasive methods that will get the job done, and right now they are overplaying the hand.



These are my personal concerns and I hope they are shared by all herpers, now who feels like we should do something about this?



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