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Just found this link on the Ralph Davis Reptiles forum.
I thought all of you would find it interesting.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/usarkHR6311/index.html

As well....here is a link to the proposed bill:

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:h6311ih.txt.pdf

NOW is the time to act!
Sign the petition.
I have done so.
Please post back once you have signed it.
I know we can count on our community to step up.

Thanks all!

Your friend,
Harlin Wall - WALL TO WALL REPTILES!
970-245-7611
970-255-9255

It looks to me to cast a wide blanket that could potentially deal our industry a serious blow. Unless I'm mistaken and please correct me if I misread. It looks as if any species placed on the banned for importation into the US list would make it immediately illegal to buy, sell or breed. This blanket could cover alot of area here.

(a) PROHIBITIONS.—No person shall—
(3) knowingly possess (except as provided in
13 section 3(f)), sell or offer to sell, purchase or offer
14 to purchase, or barter for or offer to barter for, any
15 nonnative wildlife species that is prohibited from
16 being imported under paragraph (1), any descend17
ants of such a species, or viable eggs of such a spe18
cies;
(5) knowingly breed any nonnative wildlife spe23
cies imported in violation of paragraph (1), or pro24
vide any such species to others for breeding pur25
poses; or
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1 (6) knowingly sell or offer to sell, purchase or
2 offer to purchase, barter or offer to barter for or
3 offer to barter for, release, or breed any nonnative
4 wildlife species referred to in section 3(f).
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Primeval-Beauty
"Finding beauty where other's fear to tread"

Already did it...

umm where do we sign I followed the one link but got nothing. is it an electrical signature?

I could not figure out whether or not the law would be retroactive. That being, all of my ball pythons are descended from wild caught animals, but they are all imported so long ago, at this point I am not sure if their wording really applies to snakes that are a few generations away from their imported ancestor.
The way it was worded also seemed as though it would only apply to snakes collected after the law is enacted, or descended from snakes collected after the law is enacted.

It is definitely a ridiculous thing to do, especially in places like Oregon, where there is no chance of any of those tropical snakes becoming invasive.
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Ball Pythons:
1.2 Normal
1.2 Pastel
0.1 Black Pastel
2.0 Het Orange Ghost
1.1 Mojave
1.2 Spider
1.0 Albino
0.1 Het Albino
1.0 Piebald
0.1 Double het, Albino Pied
Other:
0.1 Irian Jaya x Jungle Carpet python
1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
1.0 Tiger Retic
1.1 Burmese Pythons
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
3.3 Corn Snakes
0.0.1 American Alligator
2.0 Veiled Chameleons
1.0 Savannah Monitor
1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
0.1 Brown Basilisk
0.1 Sulcata Tortoise
1.1 Sugar Gliders
0.1 Puppy

Is this the same Non-native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act? Has it taken the next step or is this something new and unrelated?

I guess it doesn't say what the banned species would be. This would be decided after the bill is passed?

I would urge anyone who has not already done so to join USARK (United States Association of Reptile Keepers) of whom Ralph Davis is a director. I don't know if we can post links on this forum so google USARK.

already signed

>>Just found this link on the Ralph Davis Reptiles forum.
>>I thought all of you would find it interesting.
>>
>>http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/usarkHR6311/index.html
>>
>>As well....here is a link to the proposed bill:
>>
>>http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:h6311ih.txt.pdf
>>
>>NOW is the time to act!
>>Sign the petition.
>>I have done so.
>>Please post back once you have signed it.
>>I know we can count on our community to step up.
>>
>>Thanks all!
>>
>>Your friend,
>>Harlin Wall - WALL TO WALL REPTILES!
>>970-245-7611
>>970-255-9255
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts

PLEASE TAKE THIS BILL SERIOUSLY. As I stated on the Reticulated Python Forum a week or so ago it will NOT stop with just large snakes. WE ARE UNDER ATTACK LIKE NEVER BEFORE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW TO STOP THIS OR THIS ENTIRE INDUSTRY WILL BE BUT A MEMORY......TC