Louisiana has regulations that you can live with. The only state law concerning exotic reptiles (non-native to the state) is being promulgated now by the State DWF and the Louisiana Reptile & Amphibian Task Force. Act 1221 of the state legislature mandates that locations that keep non-indigenous constrictors over 12 feet and/or venomous snakes have to have a permit for which there is no charge. The requirements include keeping the snakes in a secure locked enclosure and notifying DWF of escapes. However, as in all other states, local communities have their own regulations which need to be observed. There is a current bill before the legislature to ban the ownership of large exotic cats because of a leopard attack on its owner. We are opposing this legislation because it was an isolated incident and it is an intrusion on personal rights.

~Bill Watts~

Legislative Committee Chairman

Louisiana Gulf Coast Herpetolgical Society
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