Does anyone live in TN and keep tortoises/turtles? Thinking of relocating - I have a copy of the regulations. The only way looks like having a wholesale license. They make it confusing (of course) showing a Class 1 for most but class 3 for harmless - do they fall under a 3 or 1? How easy do they make it to acquire the wholesale license? I only breed on a small scale now - all sold out of state - so that is not a problem. I can increase to keep them if needed - but would like to know what they consider "wholesale" - because I don't believe in raising by the thousands. How strict are they if you have a couple turtles in your pond or half a dozen running around in your yard? All responses appreciated. The frustrating part is that the law was last reviewed in 1977 - when young children were the victim of salmonella - the trade has changed so much since then.
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Tortoises in Tennesse
pumpkin001
Jul 21, 2006 03:31 PM
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DaviDC.
Jul 21, 2006 09:07 PM
I think you're gonna have to contact someone at the state agricultural extension department to find an answer to this one.
zovick
Jul 22, 2006 06:53 AM
The turtle and tortoise breeder, Terry Kilgore, who calls himself "Turtletary" lives in TN. He would probably be a wealth of information. He often advertises in KS classifieds. Email me privately if you cannot find out how to contact him.
