tandy4000
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I'm in pennsylvania and was considering breeding garters but I don't know if I need a liscese like for other animals.
Can anyone help?
Can anyone help?
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Do I need a license to breed garters?
- Thread starter tandy4000
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Pa law
It is illegal to breed or sell any species of Garter native to the state of Pa. This is true even if your individual snakes were captive bred or obtained outside the state. The species in question would be the Shorthead Garter, the Eastern Garter, and the Eastern Ribbon Snake. You are also limited to possession of no more than 2 of each species. For species not native to Pa I believe there are no restrictions but safeguards must be maintained to prevent the introduction of non native species into the environment. The law does state that you can breed and sell them but that you must provide proper documentation as to the origins of the animals. The problem is the authorities do not accept any documentation as they are easily falsified.
The species of Garter in your state would not be the best choices anyway, and you have many other options that would not be legally questionable. You can submit further inquiries to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Their website is www.fish.state.pa.us/ and I highly recommend giving them a call.
One more thing to consider. If you plan on selling cb animals across state lines you should understand the laws in the receiving state. Some states have laws against purchasing species native to that state even from outside state borders. Granted this should be the responsibility of the buyer but if your buyer gets caught doing something the authorities may scrutinize his suppliers. If you are legal its no problem but it can still be more head ache than its worth. I would recommend all sellers use a disclaimer stating they will not sell animals to a location where their purchase or possession is illegal.
Randy
It is illegal to breed or sell any species of Garter native to the state of Pa. This is true even if your individual snakes were captive bred or obtained outside the state. The species in question would be the Shorthead Garter, the Eastern Garter, and the Eastern Ribbon Snake. You are also limited to possession of no more than 2 of each species. For species not native to Pa I believe there are no restrictions but safeguards must be maintained to prevent the introduction of non native species into the environment. The law does state that you can breed and sell them but that you must provide proper documentation as to the origins of the animals. The problem is the authorities do not accept any documentation as they are easily falsified.
The species of Garter in your state would not be the best choices anyway, and you have many other options that would not be legally questionable. You can submit further inquiries to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Their website is www.fish.state.pa.us/ and I highly recommend giving them a call.
One more thing to consider. If you plan on selling cb animals across state lines you should understand the laws in the receiving state. Some states have laws against purchasing species native to that state even from outside state borders. Granted this should be the responsibility of the buyer but if your buyer gets caught doing something the authorities may scrutinize his suppliers. If you are legal its no problem but it can still be more head ache than its worth. I would recommend all sellers use a disclaimer stating they will not sell animals to a location where their purchase or possession is illegal.
Randy