Yes that is the exact publication. At the begining they list all Ohio species, but on the second page they have two areas. one is labeled "what you cannot do" and the other is "wild caught native reptiles and amphibians"



These areas are where the confusion lies. there are a few turtles (spotted, blandings, box) and some snakes (king, fox) that are not listed in either. so are you not allowed to own them or not allowed to collect them. I think this should be addressed by ODNR as it is unclear on what you can or cannot do with these.



I think spotted turtle populations as well as all populations need to be protected or regulated to an extent but it should not infringe upon captive populations.



scenario: What if you had a breeding group of box turtles that you have had for 15 years? New laws say you cannot keep them but you can't release them either? I like the old fishing license days.

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