Direct from the Gov. website:



"Wildlife?

Species listed as injurious (including their gametes and

viable eggs) may not be imported into the United States

or transported between the continental United States,

the District of Columbia, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico or any territory or possession of the United

States by any means without a permit issued by the

Service. Regulation of transport or use within a State is the

responsibility of each State. Possession of a species, within

State boundaries, is also the responsibility of each State and

is not regulated by an injurious wildlife listing.



The penalty for an injurious wildlife Lacey Act violation is

up to six months in prison and a $5,000 fine for an individual

or a $10,000 fine for an organization. Another section of the

Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371-3378) pertains to prohibited acts

for wildlife and plants; this is different from the injurious

wildlife provisions of the Lacey Act, though an enforcement

relationship between the two does exist. More information

can be found at the Service’s Law Enforcement Statute

webpage at: http://www.fws.gov/le/LawsTreaties/USStatute.

htm."



As you can see, possession and breeding WITHIN A STATE are not regulated-just interstate transport.
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Brad Chambers

WWW.HCU-TX.ORG



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