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webwheeler
at Sat Nov 7 13:09:08 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by webwheeler ]
"I knew those snakes were on the list but what i want to know is, was the ban approved and if so where does it go from there? is it law or are there more steps to go before the ban is law? If it is passed to law, what do we do with our snakes? Are we just supposed to turn them in so they can be killed?"
My understanding is that the House Judiciary Committee will consider Friday's testimony and is very, very likely to consider an amendment to HR2811 that will expand the current list of proposed banned snakes from Burmese and Afrock pythons to include all nine large constrictors in the USGS report. There was, in my opinion, overwhelming support in the committee for doing this.
HR2811 will then go to the full House of Representatives for a vote, where it is almost certain to pass.
When passed, HR2811 will amend the Lacy Act, which prohibits the importation, transportation, breeding and sale of "injurious animals". So, current owners of these animals will be allowed to keep them until their death, but will not be allowed to breed or sell them.
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RE: hr2811 outcome - webwheeler, Sat Nov 7 13:09:08 2009