New Jersey state law issues

The State of New Jersey has proposed some reasonable rules as minimum standards for humane treatment of livestock in NJ. Some radical animal rights groups have organized a write-in campaign to convince the authorities that the proposed rules should be much more stringent. I call on you to email the State of New Jersey with the message that they have done an admirable job dealing with an emotional issue and that the proposed rules are reasonable and should stand as proposed. As a Floridian I have experienced the power of the animal rights activists with the passage of a constitutional amendments that were driven by emotion and not based on animal husbandry. Your voice of reason is needed to counteract the emotional cries of the animal rights extremists.

Please send your email to< nancy.halpern@ag.state.nj.us> supporting their proposed regulations.

Thanks,
Wayne Hill, Director
National Reptile Breeders Expo

I am considering getting into indigos and cribos (real good offer from someone) but am not sure of thier status in NJ. I know that the eastern indigo is a no-no but what about all the rest. I checked the state web site but it only lists the non-permit required animals not a specific list of whats not allowed and what needs a special permit in order to keep. thanks ahead of time for any help on this.

NJ banned the axolotl, which I have been wanting as a pet for such a long time why NJ!!??

Originally Posted by XoVictoryXo

NJ banned the axolotl, which I have been wanting as a pet for such a long time why NJ!!??

Ummm...Axolotl have been banned for a while now. It says it quite clearly in the NJ pet shop application form from Fish and Wildlife: http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/pdf/xotic_petshop_app.pdf

Granted this information on bans of specific species should be available on exotic hobby permit forms as well but that's not the point. According to Fish and Wildlife, they banned the axolotl and other similar amphibians due to fear that they may interbreed with local native species like the eastern tiger salamander.

Originally Posted by dragonfly_dust

Ummm...Axolotl have been banned for a while now. It says it quite clearly in the NJ pet shop application form from Fish and Wildlife: http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/pdf/xotic_petshop_app.pdf

Granted this information on bans of specific species should be available on exotic hobby permit forms as well but that's not the point. According to Fish and Wildlife, they banned the axolotl and other similar amphibians due to fear that they may interbreed with local native species like the eastern tiger salamander.

Sorry if it seems I was speaking in present tense, I am fully aware it has been quite some time that they banned them.
I was just ranting about it in general, because I want to own one so bad! And I think their reasoning behind the ban is RIDICULOUS.
I think this was the right place to do vent about that? correct me if I am wrong!

Hi:

I'm a reptile hobbyist living in NYS, and I'm also a science teacher in NYS.

I do some professional development in New Jersey with some teachers. One idea was that I can bring in some of my reptiles for show to middle school classrooms in their ecology and animal units. Its strictly for show and tell, no experimentation.

I assume that I would need a permit?

I will contact NJDEP this week, but wondered if anyone here can give me some insider info.

Annie