There was strong turnout from both sides of the issue and frankly a lot of confusion among the commissioners and those there to testify on what they were there to testify about.

At question was whether or not to restrict the import of all non-native turtles and frogs. In the end it appears it was decided to restrict the import of those animals destined for the food market as a first step. It was unclear how the commissioners were going to make the distinction, but it was clear from the video they were all ready prepared to blame, and punish, the pet community for any "leakage".

Representing the pet community were Scott Solar, with PIJAC and Amazon Reptile Center, Andrew Wyatt representing USARK, Shane Bagnall for ZooMed and others, while other noted herpers such as Philippe De Vosjoli were in the audience.

The video has been broadcast live all day, once an archive of today's session has been posted we will link it here.

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