BALTIMORE — Can your child keep that box turtle they found in the woods and fell in love with?
Maryland's Department of Natural Resources is considering rules to prohibit taking native reptiles and amphibians from the wild, to more tightly limit ownership and to require permits for those taken before the new rules take effect. Public comment on the proposed rules will be open until Nov. 27.
"Due to conservation concerns including collection pressure, disease transmission, and illegal trade, DNR is considering changes to regulations to prohibit collection of native reptiles and amphibians from the wild and limit possession, breeding, sale, and trade except by special permit," the department said in a statement.
BALTIMORE — Can your child keep that box turtle they found in the woods and fell in love with?
Maryland's Department of Natural Resources is considering rules to prohibit taking native reptiles and amphibians from the wild, to more tightly limit ownership and to require permits for those taken before the new rules take effect. Public comment on the proposed rules will be open until Nov. 27.
"Due to conservation concerns including collection pressure, disease transmission, and illegal trade, DNR is considering changes to regulations to prohibit collection of native reptiles and amphibians from the wild and limit possession, breeding, sale, and trade except by special permit," the department said in a statement.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/maryland-seeks-input-native-reptile-220500987.html
