This bill has been proposed for North Carolina wich if put in act will ban the following ("dangerous"
andimals:
(1.) Class Mammalia
a. Order Carnivora
1. Family Felidae (lions, tigers, leopards, ocelots, servals, etc.) – all species except domestic cats.
2. Family Canidae (wolves, foxes, jackals, etc.) – all species except domestic dogs and indigenous foxes.
3. Family Ursidae (bears) – all species except black bears.
4. Family Viverridae (only binturongs).
5. Family Procyonidae (only kinkajous and coatis).
6. Family Hyaenidae (hyenas, etc.) – all species.
b. Order Marsupialia – only kangaroos.
c. Order Perissodactyla – only rhinoceroses.
d. Order Primates (lemurs, monkeys, chimpanzees, gorillas) – all species.
e. Order Proboscidae (elephants, etc.) – all species.
f. Order Rodentia – only prairie dogs and Gambian rats.
(2) Class Reptilia
a. Order Squamata
1. Family Varanidae – only water monitors and crocodile monitors.
2. Family Boidae – all species whose adult length has the potential to exceed eight feet in length.
3. Family Colubridae – only boomslangs and African twig snakes.
4. Family Elapidae (cobras, mambas, etc.) – all species.
5. Family Nactricidae – only keelback snakes.
6. Family Viperidae (vipers) – only nonindigenous species.
7. Family Helodermatidae (beaded lizards, Gila monsters, etc.) – all species.
8. Family Hydrophiidae (sea snakes, etc.) – all species.
9. Family Atractaspidae (mole vipers, etc.) – all species.
b. Order Crocodilia (crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gavials, etc.) – all species.
Here is a link to the full bill:
Protection of Inherently Dangerous Animals
Please take a few min. and contact the representitives of NC and express your concern. after all, your state could be next!
Here is a link to reps from NC:
rep info
Take action:
IEAKA
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