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I live in So Cal. is it legal for me to sell a black and white Cal king on Kingsnake .com? I bought it from a expo and it is a adult het albino. I do sell other snakes here and I dont want to get in any trouble! thanks.

JIM

Same answer as I gave you on the rosy forum. You need a permit and the snake had to have been produced by a permit holder and you need to have the receipt from them.

>>I live in So Cal. is it legal for me to sell a black and white Cal king on Kingsnake .com? I bought it from a expo and it is a adult het albino. I do sell other snakes here and I dont want to get in any trouble! thanks.
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>>JIM
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Rick Staub
R&R Reptiles

what if they are wild caught? isnt the permit just a fishing licence?

Thanks,
Dylan

Nope. No wc native herps can be sold under any circumstances. The permit is the California Native Reptile and Amphibian Propagation Permit and is completely different from a fishing license. Here is a link to the permit regs. Check out Sect 43.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/pdffiles/fg1502.pdf

>>what if they are wild caught? isnt the permit just a fishing licence?
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>>Thanks,
>>Dylan
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Rick Staub
R&R Reptiles

This question is for Rick. I don't usually post on this forum. I usually post on the mexicana forum, but I like looking on here. You seem very knowledgeable about herp laws in Cali, and I always love learning about herp laws in other states. I live in Memphis, TN., and I was wondering if it might be illegal for me to sell a Cal king to someone in California if they don't already have a permit to have them, or is that just an interstate law. Thanks in advance for your reply.
Ken

Hi Ken. I don't know about the legality for you, but anyone in California purchasing a native species from an out of state seller who is not permited, is breaking the law. Whether they have a permit is really irrelevant as it is the seller that needs to be permited in order to sell cb Cal kings. For you, selling a Calif native to a resident in California is probably illegal (not sure about federal law), but I do not know who would enforce it. California LE can really only touch you if you bring the animal here yourself.

>>This question is for Rick. I don't usually post on this forum. I usually post on the mexicana forum, but I like looking on here. You seem very knowledgeable about herp laws in Cali, and I always love learning about herp laws in other states. I live in Memphis, TN., and I was wondering if it might be illegal for me to sell a Cal king to someone in California if they don't already have a permit to have them, or is that just an interstate law. Thanks in advance for your reply.
>> Ken
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Rick Staub
R&R Reptiles