1/30/21 ALERTS and UPDATES

1/30/21 ALERTS and UPDATES

ALERT: South Carolina tegu ban Read the full alert at https://usark.org/2021-sc-tegu. UPDATE: The hearing on this issue is February 4, 2021, at 10:00 AM. You must register to speak by February 3 via email. All details can be found at https://usark.org/2021-sc-tegu....
ALERT: Oregon Animal Program Ban

ALERT: Oregon Animal Program Ban

UPDATE 1/26/21: HB3008 is assigned to the House Committee On Agriculture and Natural Resources. Please send your comments to Committee members even if you already contacted the sponsor! All contact details are below under the Sample Messaging section. Oregon House...

ALERT: South Carolina tegu ban

ALERT: South Carolina tegu ban UPDATE: This has gone through the legislature and passed. All details from SCDNR can be found at https://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/herps/tegu.html. The new regulations, enacted on May 28, 2021, prohibit Tegus and their hybrids to be...
ALERT: Oregon Animal Program Ban

New York AB2054

UPDATE 3/31/21: A companion bill (bill with the same text in the alternate house), SB6047, has been introduced. Assembly Bill 2054 was introduced on 1/14/21 and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation. Synopsis: Prohibits certain wildlife and fish from...

Federal Bill: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021

UPDATE 1/25/21: Senate Bill 37, the Senate version of Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021, was reintroduced and referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Also, the House version was assigned a number, HR151. UPDATE 1/4/21: After being introduced last...