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Is anyone selling bats?

If so, what are the laws on bats in Texas? I haven't been able to exactly find the laws on them if you want to breed them.
 
Jeremy, both H. and I got our info from Tx. Parks and Wildlife. On the site, there is a way to email them, perhaps you can do so and see what's up with the fruit bats. If you find out, please let us know for future generations of Fauna inhabitants.

I would tell you that from personal experience, the TPW are serious, the fines are serious, and if they get you they will prosecute you; and I would not lightly disregard their rules. (I'm not saying you would, I'm just providing some experience for you to draw upon). One of my exes was caught in a variance, either he had a wrong kind or too many of some kind of ocean fish, I don't recall but I do recall he had to go talk to a judge about it.
 
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Jeremy, both H. and I got our info from Tx. Parks and Wildlife. On the site, there is a way to email them, perhaps you can do so and see what's up with the fruit bats. If you find out, please let us know for future generations of Fauna inhabitants.

I would tell you that from personal experience, the TPW are serious, the fines are serious, and if they get you they will prosecute you; and I would not lightly disregard their rules. (I'm not saying you would, I'm just providing some experience for you to draw upon). One of my exes was caught in a variance, either he had a wrong kind or too many of some kind of ocean fish, I don't recall but I do recall he had to go talk to a judge about it.
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Alright, thank you very much.

No, I wouldn't want to try to mess with the law in any way at all.
 
At one point i was interested in obtaining fruit bats. I live in austin tx and contacted tx parks and wildlife they were little help and thought i was weird for wanting bats. The only information i got was that you can only keep bats for educational or scientific purposes. The other way would be to get a zoo permit. All of which require expensive licensing and as part of the license your local game warden will stop by frequently to ask questions and monitor their care and housing. This was along time ago but i hope it helps.
 
jamaican fruit bats roost in key west,florida. therefore no import permit required. They are not on the cites list of endangered species, they are common status and available. Not as pets but for commercial educational exhibit business.I operate a traveling bat show exhibit also featuring giant burmese python's. If you are in business--you can own and exhibit common status bats. Hope this info. helps you out regarding egyptian and other common status bats. Call your local fwl permit dept. for more info. Remember--not for pet use--business exhibit only.
 
ive always liked bats i actually caught one when i was younger but i have been curious as to what kind of permits and things of that sort you would have to get in Alabama to keep bats for an educational purpose
 
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