ALERT: South Carolina

ALERT: South Carolina

UPDATE: Thanks to our efforts and dedicated keepers in South Carolina, this bill died (did not pass) as the conference committee never took it up. Thank you to everyone involved in stopping this overreach. UPDATE 12:03 PM on May 13: The Senate voted to...
ALERT: South Carolina

Louisiana license fees

Louisiana House Bill 691 includes price increases for certain licenses issued by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries regarding activities with native reptiles and amphibians. You can find the changes on pages 36-38 of the bill (link below). reptile and amphibian...
ALERT: South Carolina

ALERT: Virginia native species

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has proposed changes to amend the State regulation (4VAC15-360-10) regarding native reptiles and amphibians (herps). Summary of changes: Changes the possession limit to one (1) individual of any native herp species...
ALERT: South Carolina

ALERT: North Carolina animal program ban

House Bill 594 (H594) is another “traveling animal act” ban that misleads as to its intention. This bill text is nearly identical to a bill on the opposite side of the country so it is obvious that animal rights groups are pitching this text from state to state. This...

ALERT: Lacey Act Amendment 2021

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) has introduced Senate Bill 626 (S626). This is a bill that would reverse the USARK federal lawsuit victory by reinstating the ban on interstate transportation of species listed as injurious under the Lacey Act. The bill would also...

ALERT: California

UPDATE 5/20/21: SB376 is dead for this session. California Senate Bill 376 (SB376) was introduced by Senator Henry Stern as a placeholder bill in February and the text was just posted on March 4. SB376 would: 1. Require the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to ban...