HB 1151 has been granted a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at 1:30pm in House Hearing Room B in the John L. O’Brien Building. Please try to attend the hearing.
Read the bill here: http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/billinfo1/dspBillSummary.cfm?billnumber=1151&year=2005
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Rear-fanged snakes to be banned in WA
EricWI
Jan 20, 2005 04:28 PM
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EricWI
Jan 20, 2005 07:52 PM
The Senate bill has been granted a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 10:00am in Senate Hearing Room 1 in the J. A. Cherberg Building. Please try to attend the hearing.
Doug T
Jan 20, 2005 07:57 PM
I only know about HB1151. What Senate Bill is there?
Please Contact me Eric
Doug Taylor
tonkashouse@covad.net
chaoscat
Jan 24, 2005 03:11 AM
>>HB 1151 has been granted a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at 1:30pm in House Hearing Room B in the John L. O’Brien Building. Please try to attend the hearing.
>>Read the bill here: http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/billinfo1/dspBillSummary.cfm?billnumber=1151&year=2005
what about Diadem snakes? I wonder if they count as rear-fanged. I know I'm going to tell the important people my decisions.
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Doug T
Jan 24, 2005 06:44 PM
I don't think they are listed, however this is just the first step that animal rights folks will take to make WA have laws like NY. You should write letters to all the members of the committees telling them to oppose this bill.
DT
>>what about Diadem snakes? I wonder if they count as rear-fanged. I know I'm going to tell the important people my decisions.
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chaoscat
Jan 24, 2005 07:07 PM
I didn't see them, but that doesn't mean anything. This "new" bill is just a rewritten version of the old one, and is still as open-doored as ever.
While IMHO, I don't think the average person should own half of what is on that list, I also have to look at the other side. If these species are banned or have to be "licensed" then its open game for DFW to point fingers at people for various things, not to mention overcharging for the licenses.
Unfortunately, not everything can be done perfectly. Such is human nature. I'm sitting here, watching my town turn into a wasteland full of houses and I can't do squat about it. *sigh*
I'm sending my thoughts in a letter along with a representative from the Pacific NW Herp Society, since I can't be there in person to talk due to work. I'm not good at public speaking anyway.
>>I don't think they are listed, however this is just the first step that animal rights folks will take to make WA have laws like NY. You should write letters to all the members of the committees telling them to oppose this bill.
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>>DT
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>>>>what about Diadem snakes? I wonder if they count as rear-fanged. I know I'm going to tell the important people my decisions.
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>>>>www.lowergroundreptiles.net
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