Hello, if you only got a snake or two I wouldnt worry about it, case law in IL on snakes is 15ft anyway that 6ft crap aplies to the pet stores, anyone retail is not allowed to sell, exhibit or maintain a snakes over 6ft in a retail enviroment(i.e. Petstore), what you have to worry about is your local township laws which the permit will not help you with anyway, township laws override federal in cases like these, also theres is no snake permit, the permit your asking about is an exhibitors permit, you get it from the USDA the only thing is USDA wont issue you one for reptiles they dont recignizes them, you have to get it for a "wild" captive animals, something that hasnt been doemsticated, such as a sugar glider, squirell, elephant, tiger, it has to be a mammal, but for one or two snakes I wouldnt worry about it, heres the IL laws as they stand, what your hearing about and most of what the Dept of Ag does in IL is enforce some little handbook they have that isnt even accurate, this is my favorite part of the law
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I thought poison was injested and venom injected, so I never knew there was a poisonous reptile, go figure, anyway I hope I have helped
(720 ILCS 585/0.1)
Sec. 0.1. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise
requires:
"Dangerous animal" means a lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar,
cheetah, margay, mountain lion, lynx, bobcat, jaguarundi, bear, hyena,
wolf or coyote, or any poisonous or life-threatening reptile.
"Owner" means any person who (a) has a right of property in a
dangerous animal, (b) keeps or harbors a dangerous animal, (c) has a
dangerous animal in his care, or (d) acts as custodian of a dangerous
animal.
"Person" means any individual, firm, association, partnership,
corporation, or other legal entity, any public or private institution,
the State of Illinois, or any municipal corporation or political
subdivision of the State.
(Source: P.A. 84-28.)
(720 ILCS 585/1)
Sec. 1. No person shall have a right of property in, keep, harbor,
care for, act as custodian of or maintain in his possession any
dangerous animal except at a properly maintained zoological park,
federally licensed exhibit, circus, scientific or educational
institution, research laboratory, veterinary hospital or animal refuge
in an escape-proof enclosure.
(Source: P.A. 84-28.)
(720 ILCS 585/2)
Sec. 2. It is no defense to a violation of Section 1 that the
person violating such Section has attempted to domesticate the dangerous
animal. If there appears to be imminent danger to the public, any
dangerous animal found not in compliance with the provisions of this Act
shall be subject to seizure and may immediately be placed in an approved
facility. Upon the conviction of a person for a violation of Section
1, the animal with regard to which the conviction was obtained shall be
confiscated and placed in an approved facility, with the owner thereof
to be responsible for all costs connected with the seizure and
confiscation of such animal. Approved facilities include, but are not
limited to, a zoological park, federally licensed exhibit, humane
society, veterinary hospital or animal refuge.
(Source: P.A. 84-28.)
(720 ILCS 585/3)
Sec. 3. Any person violating this Act shall be guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
In the event the person violating this Act is a corporation or
partnership, any officer, director, manager or managerial agent of the
partnership or corporation who violates this Section or causes the
partnership or corporation to violate this Section is guilty of a Class
C misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 84-28.)
(720 ILCS 585/4)
Sec. 4. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois
Dangerous Animals Act".
(Source: P.A. 84-28.)
Link to the laws
http://www.legis.state.il.us/ilcs/ch720/ch720act585.htm
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