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http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN1288.1.html

(J) All species in the family Boidae (anacondas, pythons, boa constrictors).
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Ritchie Luna
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Is USARK on top of this?

That includes everything from rosy boas all the way up.

wich will be the next state to fall. So what will they do to existing people with those really large dangerous ball python? Do they get their animals taken away. I see a class action law suit in the making headed to the supreme court.

Simple, if you already have "Dangerous Wildlife" like a fearsome Rosy Boa, then you have to get a permit.

(3) A permit to possess a dangerous wild animal if the applicant possessed the dangerous wild animal before July 1, 2012.
(c) A person who obtains a permit to possess a dangerous wild animal shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) The person may not breed a dangerous wild animal or replace a dangerous wild animal.
(2) The person shall notify the department immediately if the dangerous wild animal escapes.
(3) The person shall notify the department before moving the dangerous wild animal or changing the person's addresses.
(4) The person shall not allow the dangerous wild animal to come into physical contact with any person other than the person possessing the animal, the animal's designated handler, an employee of the department or a law enforcement officer enforcing this chapter, or a veterinarian administering medical examination, treatment, or care.
(5) The person has not been convicted for an offense involving the abuse or neglect of an animal.
(6) The person has not had a permit or license concerning the care, possession, exhibition, breeding, or sale of an animal revoked or suspended by a governmental agency.
(7) The person shall maintain records for each dangerous wild animal, including veterinary records, acquisition papers, and any other records that prove ownership of the dangerous wild animal.
(8) The person presents proof of liability insurance in an amount of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), with a deductible of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), for each occurrence of property damage, bodily injury, or death caused by any dangerous wild animal possessed by the person.

How do you get this insurance coverage for a ball python or any other animal they deem dangerous?

(8) The person presents proof of liability insurance in an amount of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), with a deductible of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), for each occurrence of property damage, bodily injury, or death caused by any dangerous wild animal possessed by the person.

I think the next time the Indiana state legislature meets someone needs to show up with an adult anthill python and ask for a reasonable explanation as to how that snake it potentially dangerous to others.