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i was wondering if anybody on this forum has gone about getting a permit for actually owning an alligator snapper and if you have what happened? i want to apply for a permit but i dont know what they people who come out look for what kind of setup is "acceptable" to them. what do they look for.

I didn't know you were supposed to have a permit. Is that in all states?

From:http://www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases/showNews.cfm?newsId=3432C079-65BF-03E7-2EAF1C827CEA0EE1

The Appendix-III listing of these species, published in today's Federal Register, requires a CITES export permit issued by the Service for all shipments of live specimens or products containing the turtle species.

To me, it looks like the shipper needs to obtain the permit, not the end consumer.

everyone that i have talked with including the federal fish and wildlife department have told me that i have to have a permit to own and or keep an alligator snapping turtle seeing as how it is a protected species and on the endagered species list.

>>everyone that i have talked with including the federal fish and wildlife department have told me that i have to have a permit to own and or keep an alligator snapping turtle seeing as how it is a protected species and on the endagered species list.

For your state perhaps. But not everyone in the country needs a permit for them. The type of permit you are likely talking about only affects people who live in states where the snappers are native to. People living elsewhere can just buy one from a breeder with no hassle (other than it has to be over 4 inches as any/all turtles regardless of species must be that size to legally sell)
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