Sorry I didn't think of posting this here sooner. The deadline for comments on the changes to MD regulations is TODAY. You can e-mail, fax, phone, or mail a letter today to get in your comments - see below for contact info.
For snakes, four species are being added to List B, where before there were no List B snakes.
(a) Eastern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos),
(b) Queen snake (Regina septemvittata),
(c) Common ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus),
(d) Northern pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus
Reminder:
LIST A - you can have up to four without a permit - you must have a permit if you breed, trade, barter, or sell, or if you have more than four. ONLY FOUR may have been removed from the wild in MD. (No paperwork to prove otherwise means they were taken from the wild in MD.)
LIST B - you can have ONE without a permit - you must have a permit if you breed, trade, barter, or sell, or if you have more than one. (No paperwork to prove otherwise means they were taken from the wild in MD.)
LIST C - The average person cannot have them. They can only be held with a scientific permit.
COMMENTS MAY BE SENT TO:
Glenn D. Therres, Associate Director
DNR-Wildlife and Heritage Service,
580 Taylor Ave E-1, Annapolis, MD 21401,
or call 410-260-8540,
or email to gtherres@dnr.state.md.us
or fax to 410-260-8596.
Comments will be accepted through October 15, 2007.
Reference proposed changes to the Captive Reptile and Amphibian regulations as per the MD Register, Volume 34, Issue 19, issue date September 14, 2007.
The official copy of the proposed changes are in the MD Register at
http://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/3419/main_register.htm
Proposed changes to MD regs - MD Register
