Lacey Act Amendments FAQ 2023

Lacey Act Amendments FAQ 2023

This is a compilation of questions and incorrect statements from social media and emails. Our original alert will always be maintained/updated at https://usark.org/23lacey/ Updates will be made to this FAQ as necessary. Q: How do we know about these issues? Our...
Lacey Act Amendments FAQ 2023

ALERT: Lacey Act Amendments

UPDATE 9/16/24: Rep. Kat Cammack was added as a cosponsor to HR4922. Florida, District 3 (Gainesville area) UPDATE: Luna’s HR4922 has 5 cosponsors: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19], Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22], Rep. Carl, Jerry...
ALERT: Tennessee Regulation Changes

ALERT: Tennessee Regulation Changes

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is amending Rule 1660-01-18 which covers animals kept under human care. The biggest concern is the requirement to tattoo or microchip any Class II animal (Tennessee native species) that is being propagated/bred. This...
ALERT: Richmond, VA

ALERT: Richmond, VA

UPDATE 7/24: The ordinance passed but was amended with changes such as a grandfathering clause and other provisions pushed by stakeholders, including USARK. UPDATE 5/23: This is the grandfathering amendment that has been added to the proposal:...
ALERT: Richmond, VA

ALERT: Denison, Iowa

UPDATE 5/3/23: This proposal has been stopped! Thank you to everyone who opposed this horrible and overreaching ordinance! This was easily one of the worst bans we have seen introduced. Even though this was a small city in Iowa and may not have affected you, these bad...
ALERT: Richmond, VA

ALERT: Illinois turtle trap bill

Update 3/30: The bill was “postponed” at today’s hearing. The bill is likely dead but we will need to watch for other action on this issue. Thank you to everyone who opposed this bill! The formal “witness slip” opposition to support ratio...