MS HB591: Venomous snake ban

MS HB591: Venomous snake ban

EXPIRED Remember to be professional and civil at all times! EXPIRED   HB591 Died in Committee on January 30th! Mississippi House Bill 591 (HB591) is a duplicate of last year’s HB1, and HB23 in 2016. HB591 seeks to add “all poisonous or venomous species” of...
Benjamin “Ben” Blue-Brich Renick

Benjamin “Ben” Blue-Brich Renick

August 4, 1987 ~ June 8, 2017 Obituary via www.myersfuneralhome.biz/notices/BenjaminBen-Renick. Donations may be made below. Blue-Brich “Ben” Renick, 29, of New Florence, Missouri, tragically lost his life on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at his place of business in New...
Alert: Endangered Species Act Amendment

Alert: Endangered Species Act Amendment

HR48 “American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act” and the SAVES Act as HR930 and S276 UPDATE 2/9/21: The SAVES Act (see details below) has been re-introduced this session in both the Senate and House. S276 and HR930 would amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to...
Lawsuit Update, Responsible Herpetoculture, Shipping and More

Lawsuit Update, Responsible Herpetoculture, Shipping and More

If you are a reptile and amphibian enthusiast who has been spending time under a rock (which actually is not too uncommon if you are a field herper), USARK was successful in quashing the overreach demonstrated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) when taking...
MS HB591: Venomous snake ban

Expanded Keepers’ and Breeders’ Ethics Discussion

  Breeder/Seller Know and follow all applicable laws where you live or travel to with animals. State, county, and municipal laws, regulations, and ordinances can be more restrictive than federal laws and regulations. Be sure you know and follow all laws that...
MS HB591: Venomous snake ban

More on the Lawsuit

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) interpretation that injurious listings under the Lacey Act, one of the nation’s oldest conservation laws, banned interstate commerce was tossed out by a federal court, in a ruling made on April 7th, 2017. In a case brought by...