People residing out of the state of CA can keep and breed as many as they want because CA cannot impose their regulations on people in another state. Unless the other state has regulations that govern this species or ssp. there would be no controls. This ssp. is not listed as an endangered or threatened species so Federal Regulations would not apply either. You will not find confirmation in writing because there is nothing to write. One state cannot impose it's regulations on another. The federal regulations would not cover this species as it is not threatened or endangered; therefore, there are no specific federal guidelines to cover it.

Mountain Kings are an excellent example of why CA's breeding permit regulations are out of date. These animals are easily produced and sold outside of CA yet are illegal to breed here. The cheap commercial availability makes over collecting of wild stocks unnecessary and unlikely.

Also, not only do you need a CA fishing license to collect one, you also need a CURRENT license to keep one. The license would need to be renewed every year as long as you kept the snake. Regulations also make it illegal to release one once you have kept it.

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Edited on January 1, 2004 at 21:29:23 by phwyvern.

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