I think it's great too, a suggestion;

While it is easy to ban large family's like boidae or all snakes longer than 8 feet it sure rules out some fantastic pets.
May I suggest what my province of Alberta has had in place for 10-15 years or so? They went to the work of listing Every illegal to keep species by scientific name, and common name. Of course there are a few controversial species, but the list makers had there reasons.

The best part of my suggestion is that the work is already done for your politicians. They can contact the Alberta government (I"m sure they have connections) or I have the list myself if you'd like. A quick summary however is, no native, no large, and no venomous. Rather strict, but dedicated keepers get zoo permits.

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