No, many state laws do not make sense from that perspective. I can see some states wanting to preserve their unique and indigenous wildlife that may be threatened, but also feel its assinine for these same states to allow permitting to develop prime habitat of the species they are trying to protect. Here in Louisiana, you can still own box turtles found in the wild. No law against collecting and having a certain number in your possession. Over the years many have been successfull at captive breeding them but cannot sell the offspring as the sale of ANY boxturtle in LA is illegal. Its also illegal to release the babies, or any boxturtle once in captivity (pretty much the same nation wide). So, most box turtle keepers here have to give away the babies which legally are sold by petshops and dealers elsewhere!!! What the state should do is ALLOW the sale of boxturtles LESS THAN FOUR INCHES which would provide a market for these cb babies, and hopefully stop as much collection from wild populations!!

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