ALERT: Lansford, PA
UPDATE Feb. 12, 2025: The City Council continues work on the exotic animal ordinance. There will be a meeting to discuss this issue, but the date has not been announced. The Lansford Council has directed the borough solicitor (city attorney) to draft an exotic animal...ALERT: Florence, SC
UPDATE 3/6/25: No local residents appeared to speak at the hearing. The ordinance passed with some amendments, linked below. UPDATE 3/6/25: A new draft is scheduled to be heard at the City Council meeting on Monday, March 10. Some changes have been made but the draft...ALERT: Hancock, MI
UPDATE 10/30/24: The ordinance passed as drafted. While we would have preferred to see some amendments to remove the ambiguity, the City did confirm that pet reptiles and other animals are not banned. If it is not clearly an “exotic animal” (see...New Jersey Invasive Species Bill
New Jersey Senate Bill 1029 has been pref-filed for 2025. It establishes the NJ Invasive Species Council. The Council would be tasked with developing a list of regulated invasive species that are subject to permitting requirements. Those species would be banned...Animal Care Bulb Ban
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...Become A member
