On September 19, 2024, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service (informally known as NOAA Fisheries and an agency within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA) to list the Diamondback terrapin...
On September 12, Representative Betty McCollum introduced HR9571, which will “amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes.” This will add reptiles, amphibians, fish, and cephalopods “as animals” under the Animal...
AGENCY DEFERENCE POST-KISOR AND LOPER For the last decade, the Supreme Court has progressively altered the case law on agency deference. The two landmark decisions on agency deference are now Kisor v. Wilkie, 588 U.S. 558 (2019) and Loper Bright Enterprises v....
UPDATE May 7, 2025: Reptile, amphibian, and other animal keepers will get some relief from the Department of Energy ban on specialty animal care light bulbs. Bulbs that were unreasonably banned will be available again, provided a special sticker is applied to the...
Amendments have been proposed to the Illinois Herptiles-Herps Act. These changes are summarized below. Summary of changes (including but not limited to): writes a new Herptile Endangered and Threatened Species Propagation Permit section (specifically stating that...