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I'll try to get some contact information today if time permits, but just got word on this. This is all the information I have ATT. Most of your boas and larger NA snakes and iguanas would be illegal - and your poison dart frogs would be at the mercy of a judge when he tries to decide between the letter of the law or the intent of the law. Remember, legislation spreads. Helping to fight this ordinance could keep it out of your city.

Katrina

Proposed change in Ordinance #04-05-04 creating a new section:

"Section 13.072 to read as follows: "It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to keep, maintain or harbor exotic animals..under this section includes, but is not limited to, live alligators, crocodiles, cayman, monkeys, member of the feline species other than the domestic cat...wolf dog hybrids, prairie dog, Gambian rat, venomous snakes, lizards capable of growing to more than 5 feet in length at maturity, non-venomous snakes capable of growing more than 6 feet in length at maturity, venomous invertebrates and venomous amphibians."

Actually poison dart frogs are completely incapable of producing poison within their own bodies. This law might make wild caught frogs illegal but captive bred frogs are completely non toxic. Any judge that would rule them illegal based on a common name would be a prime candidate for a lobotomy....

As to the other reptiles... it might be more effective to require premits and education to possess them but its obvious that many people have no clue what they are doing and impulse buy these animals with no intent to care for them properly... thats a shame if you ask me. To punish decent people because of idiots is a shame too but its the way our country handles idiots unfortunatly... I really is too bad there have to be so many irresponsible people ruining this country for the decent folk.

I agree. Why punish the herp keepers who have educated themselves in proper herp husbandry. Actually, if a permit was required after taking a herp-care class maybe it would prevent some of that impulse-buying of herps. This could be a good thing!
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