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I'm still reviewing it; feedback/corrections appreciated.

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It's geared towards hunting/collecting/keeping herps native to each state.

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Chris McMartin
www.mcmartinville.com
I'm Not a Herpetologist, but I Play One on the Internet

The Wyoming link is incomplete...and this may be a problem with a LOT of states.

The trouble is, they don't keep all of their laws in the same place, all the time.

The missing information is this: Prairie Rattlesnakes and Snapping turtles do not require a permit to collect, but they DO require a Small Game license--because in spite of what that document says, the Small Game rules state differently.

The bag limit is 6, I believe. I guess they figure that people will hunt them for food.

>>The Wyoming link is incomplete...and this may be a problem with a LOT of states.
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>>The trouble is, they don't keep all of their laws in the same place, all the time.

I noticed that with several of the states. For some links, I used the "captive propagation" or similar links, because of their restrictions on posession (even short-term in the field, by letter of the law).

>>The missing information is this: Prairie Rattlesnakes and Snapping turtles do not require a permit to collect, but they DO require a Small Game license--because in spite of what that document says, the Small Game rules state differently.
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>>The bag limit is 6, I believe. I guess they figure that people will hunt them for food.

Do you have a source link?

Thanks for the info!

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Chris McMartin
www.mcmartinville.com
I'm Not a Herpetologist, but I Play One on the Internet

Actually, no...I think I may have made a mistake. I found the page while browsing, and it mentioned Wyoming, but it now looks like the regulations are actually for Colorado.

My bad! Boy, they need to label these things better.

Oh, by the way, as a purely weird thing, you're not allowed to keep Black Mambas in Wyoming. That one I'm sure of, because I went to the library in the State capital and looked it up.

Chris, Louisiana looks good. However, DWF just posts its own regulations. You may not buy or sell box turtles in Louisiana and you may not buy or sell alligator snappers under 15 inches. Also, Act 1221 of 2003 requires that DWF shall issue permits for constrictors over 12 feet and venomous snakes. The parameters for this regulation are being worked on this month with the Louisiana Gulf Coast Herpetological Society working through the Louisiana Reptile & Amphibian Task Force, which is a DWF Board.
Thomas Eimermacher, the LGCHS VP, is the architect for the venomous regulations in the state of Louisiana. We will notify you when the regs are approved & adopted. Keep up the good work.
~Bill Watts~ Chairman LGCHS Legislation Committee
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>>Chris, Louisiana looks good. However, DWF just posts its own regulations. You may not buy or sell box turtles in Louisiana and you may not buy or sell alligator snappers under 15 inches.

I am just looking at regulations regarding the field observation/collection of reptiles. I didn't even BEGIN to address laws concerning trade--this alone was headache enough!
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Chris McMartin
www.mcmartinville.com
I'm Not a Herpetologist, but I Play One on the Internet