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Herper Friendly Bill Needs Help in NC!
Senate Bill 307 will be heard again in the NC Senate Judiciary II Committee on Thursday, March 26th. USARK has negotiated to make this the Most Herper Friendly State legislation in US History! Please ask the JII Committee to support it!
S307 is the simplest, least restrictive proposal ever. It actually secures the right to work with all Reptiles unless protected as threatened or endangered. We need you to click or cut and paste this link to let the NC Senate JII Committee know you support legislation that maintains your right to own and trade in Reptiles in a responsible manner. http://usark.org/campaign.php?id=4
Click here to read the last committee substitute http://www.usark.org/uploads/S307-CSRIf-1.pdf, and remember:
USARK has negotiated to have the Registration provision completely dropped from S307.
Penalties for violation have been significantly reduced.
NO PERMIT REQUIRED.
NO REGISTRATION or Micro-chipping.
NO FEES.
Only Venomous, Big 5 Constrictors and Crocodilians are regulated. Other Boas, Pythons and Monitors are left alone.
Ask the NC Senate JII Committee to give S307 a favorable rating Today!
Questions can be sent to Andrew at president@usark.org.

I have a hard time supporting "little" restrictions, since history clearly shows that "little" restrictions ALWAYS lead to "BIG RESTRICTIONS".

I have a VERY hard time supporting a group that says they're "pro-reptile" and introduces restrictions & registration into state legistlature.

People who keep & breed reptiles have a responsibility to themselves, their customers, and especially to the animals they produce.

If anything needs legislated & restricted, it's irresponsibility. Unfortunately, that's the last thing that will actually happen.
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The damage has been done, I have said many times that if we don't watch ourselves then "they" will watch for us.

Most all of this has come to light because the media doesn't have to spoon feed the public when another large constrictor is found in the wild because most people HATE snakes.

The majority of Americans don't even realize that one loose non-native constrictor will do far less damage than the (probably) thousands of other non-native's like the nile pearch that Florida fish and game brought in to eat vegatation in the lakes... that one didn't work well.

I do hear what you are saying and all I can do is feel sad that we have this as an issue, and we don't make people accountable for their actions. Trust me I feel your angst...frustrating.

Take care
Joel