ALERT: Arkansas tegu ban
UPDATE 4/16/26: The Commission voted to pass the new prohibitions, including tegus and these genera (Genera: Callopistes, Crocodilurus, Dicrodon, Dracaena, Euspondylus, Proctoporus, Salvator, Teius, Tupinambis). Legal possession of tegus will be restricted to only...ALERT: Idaho rat ban
UPDATE 4/1/26: Passed Senate and sent to House. Referred to Agricultural Affairs. UPDATE 3/31/26: S1445 passed the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee and will go to the Senate floor. It provides that local jurisdictions may take reasonable steps to address invasive...
ALERT: Powell, WY
Powell, Wyoming, is reviewing its animal ordinance. This will likely be about more than typical “exotic animals” (note that the definition for this term varies greatly and is determined by whatever definition a government body creates). Powell lawmakers...
ALERT: Orangeburg, SC
UPDATE 12/16/25: The ordinance was tabled at tonight’s meeting with the motion made due to hearing concerns from many local residents. USARK’s Phil Goss was there to represent responsible animal owners and received an acknowledgement from the Council,...ESA amendments
Amendments to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) have been proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through rulemaking. There are four proposed changes: Threatened species protections (50 CFR part 17; section 4(d)): Eliminate the “blanket rule” option and...Become A member
