Tag: reptile legislation

FWC Rules Promote Expansion of Nonnative Iguana and Tegu Populations, USARK FL Says

FWC Rules Promote Expansion of Nonnative Iguana and Tegu Populations, USARK FL Says

Before the ban, reptile businesses were exporting hundreds of thousands of Green iguanas from the state. Most of these were freshly-hatched babies [...]
USARK ALERT: Federal Herp and Fish Regulations

USARK ALERT: Federal Herp and Fish Regulations

Representative Betty McCollum (MN) has reintroduced a bill titled “To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for [...]
USARK: FWC Considers Iguana and Tegu Rule Changes

USARK: FWC Considers Iguana and Tegu Rule Changes

FWC is considering expanding the abilities of collectors to take wild Green iguanas and Tegus for sale and export [...]
USARK ALERT: ESA Listing for Blue Tree Monitors

USARK ALERT: ESA Listing for Blue Tree Monitors

FWS has used emergency rulemaking to apply a 240-day temporary listing for the blue tree monitor (Varanus macraei) as endangered under the Endangered [...]
USARK ALERT: South Carolina Venomous Reptiles Ban

USARK ALERT: South Carolina Venomous Reptiles Ban

Current owners can get permits and must register their animals within 90 days of the effective date. [...]
USARK Alert: Proposed Ban On All Exotic Animals in Ashley, OH

USARK Alert: Proposed Ban On All Exotic Animals in Ashley, OH

Bans all species “foreign and not native to the local area” and all species “not normally domesticated.” Creates a pet limit that allows no more than [...]
USARK ALERT Ashley, OH Ban On All Exotic Animals

USARK ALERT Ashley, OH Ban On All Exotic Animals

This would ban almost all animal species, including fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and any animal that is not native to Ohio [...]
USARK ALERT: Florence, SC Proposes Ban On Many Species With No Grandfather Clause

USARK ALERT: Florence, SC Proposes Ban On Many Species With No Grandfather Clause

This proposal results from a venomous snake bite from a free-handler (someone who freely handles venomous snakes without proper tools and equipment.) [...]
USARK-Burlington, VT Considers Exotic Animal Ban

USARK-Burlington, VT Considers Exotic Animal Ban

This ban includes fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and any animal that is not specifically exempted from the definition of “exotic an [...]
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