A "Cross-Functional Group", if you will, or whatever else we decide to refer to it by is probably very needed at this point. Our Laws in Indiana are already very strict when it comes to native reptile species. We already have a native species regulation statewide that will not allow us to keep any species of reptile or amphibian that has at any time been cited as being native to the state and as far as I understand it, if they can live in the surrounding states then they are not legal either. In the north central portion of the state in St. Joe County, they had passed a constrictor bill several years ago that almost made it impossible to even sell kings and corns. Boas and Pythons were illegal and there is only one person that I am aware of that was legally allowed to keep any of them. That was Dean Mayfield of DM Reptiles. He has since sold all of his stock and as far as I know and gotten completely out of the reptile business for now, possibly indefinitely.

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• This may mean more trouble from HSUS - aquick, Thu Dec 17 21:09:00 2009
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