You are both naive. The laws in place are not for some conspiracy to control citizens 'en mass' because the government you elected to have has nothing else to do. The restriction is not always to control the animal itself but the pathogens it carries. Even though Anolis carolinensis may be native to mainland United States, now that there is a population in Hawaii the Hawiian animals should not be allowed to be shipped back to the mainland. They have been exposed to tropical endoparasites, mites, and other comensurates that can present a harm to mainland wildlife and plant crops. So the only way to bring them "home" safely is to arrange to quarantine them for 3-4 months first.
It bothers me that there are people in the USA who can type a post and enter it into an online forum, but can't think a thought through enough to understand or even attempt to find a reason for why laws exist. If you don't appreciate the laws, vote for persons who can change them in the next local election.
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