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can someone tell me where i can find a list of illegal herps to keep in illinois im moving there in a few weeks and have found a couple articles but not sure if they are law or proposed law. from what ive read im getting really pissed and will not give up my reptiles for some bureacratic bs but i would like to know which ones i can legally keep and if i can get permits for ones i possibly cant keep there damn i thought GA was bad

thanks for any insights

Good luck with that. I left Illinois in 1985 because of the unfriendly herp laws. At least Texas HAS a proposed permit system.
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thanks Tim looks as if I will need it

anyone know if hognose are legal

Westerns are not without a permit.
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Tim Cole
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www.AustinReptileExpo.com/
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Conservation through Education

westerns you must have a protected species permit from the DNR
below is a link to the dangerous animals act which covers venomous, and from the way its written crocs and large snakes
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1944&ChapAct=720 ILCS 585/&ChapterID=53&ChapterName=CRIMINAL OFFENSES&ActName=Illinois Dangerous Animals Act

heres a link to all the info youll need about protected/threatened species
http://dnr.state.il.us/espb/

also you should know IL automatically adopts Federal threatened list , in other words if its on the federal list, say a Tiger and you bring it to IL you must have a permit from IL to possess the tiger even though its not native

IL is big on compliance if I was you Id contact the DNR and start working on getting your permits prior to moving here, if your caught in the state with them and dont have the proper paperwork youll get in trouble, best of luck to you.
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THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. I WILL CHECK WITH DNR.