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It is important to understanding the utility of this law versus a portion of recent arguments over snake keeping. The Lacey Act has been around since 1900 and effectively ended market hunting. The law, by itself, is a good law, and has protected a lot of our wildlife species in the past and currently. For example, the Lacey Act prohibits the transport of white-tailed deer across state lines (unless the meat is properly packaged). This slows down the spread of chronic wasting disease, which is negatively affecting northern and western populations of deer.
The Lacey Act has nothing to do with a police state. It is, by and large, a very good and effective law for a variety of things. You may disagree with species that are listed and proposed to be listed, but that does not mean the law itself is unnecessary or ineffective. Please separate current politics from the true function and utility of this law.
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