Yes, this would be a frightening precedent. Not sure how to do it, but pointing this out to non-herpers may be the only way to get them to realize what's going on and possibly care. Pretty much *anything* can be banned if laws are made in such a way. The burden of proof should be on those making the positive assertion (ie, a species is invasive), not the other way around.
That's just basic common sense. Scary stuff.

>>The way the legislation is written NOW-
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>>If a species is not included on the list of "OFFICIALLY APPROVED" non-invasive species (and most impartial observers are at a loss as to how one would "prove" a species to be non-invasive!), then it is banned, the moment this bill goes into effect.
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>>If this bill is not armageddon, at LEAST for the herp and tropical fish industries, then I don't know what is.....
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>>Brad Chambers
>>WWW.HCU-TX.ORG
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>>The Avalanche has already started-it is too late for the pebbles to vote....

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• NOT A JOKE - VERY REAL! - jeffb, Tue Mar 31 20:34:47 2009
• PIJAC PET ALERT on H.R.669 - Text Ver. - jeffb, Tue Mar 31 20:22:14 2009
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• My take on the fix to this. - b_rickard, Wed Apr 1 14:52:18 2009
• Committee on Natural Resources - b_rickard, Wed Apr 1 15:01:08 2009
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