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http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=24&bill=HB 159
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BILL ID: HB 159

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 159
01 "An Act relating to dangerous reptiles."
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
03 * Section 1. AS 16.05.921(b) is amended to read:
04 (b) A permit required under (a) or (c) of this section may be granted only if, in
05 the determination of the commissioner, the applicant demonstrates a valid educational
06 purpose for seeking the permit. A valid educational purpose includes display in
07 educational institutions and in zoos.
08 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.921 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
09 (c) A person may not breed, sell, barter, or offer to sell or barter a dangerous
10 nonvenomous reptile, except in accordance with the terms of a permit issued under (b)
11 of this section. In this subsection, "dangerous nonvenomous reptile" means a reptile,
12 including hybrids, that is either
13 (1) designated by regulation by the commissioner as dangerous to
14 human beings due to its inherent nature; or
15 (2) a species of reptile of the
01 (A) family Varanidae that is commonly called a water monitor
02 or crocodile monitor;
03 (B) family Iguanidae that is commonly called a green iguana or
04 rock iguana;
05 (C) family Boidae or Pythonidae that has the potential of
06 exceeding eight feet in length as an adult; or
07 (D) order Crocodilia.

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