Texas state law issues

So I can't own a ball python now? Or am I not reading this right?

I was told the Exotic Snake and Non-Indigenous Venomous permits are being sold??? AnyBody buy one yet?....It's $20 for the non-commercial one year.....
Can be bought at Walmart? I'm going to recon this right now.......Later

It cost $60 dollars good thru 08/31/08. Just a Heads up everyone. Residentual
is $20 .......Don't get caught with those shorts around your ankles......Later

It encludes the Big 5 and Non-indigenous.

Originally Posted by Keith Northrop

I was told the Exotic Snake and Non-Indigenous Venomous permits are being sold??? AnyBody buy one yet?....It's $20 for the non-commercial one year.....
Can be bought at Walmart? I'm going to recon this right now.......Later

Right...ANY license seller can sell one of these!
KJ

Originally Posted by JeremyNicholson

So I can't own a ball python now? Or am I not reading this right?

Jeremy, here is a list I found, I am looking to see if there are any subsequent lists or amendments, but ball pythons are not on this list:







(1) Commercial possession--The possession of a controlled exotic snake for the purpose of sale.

(2) Controlled exotic snake--Any live snake that is:

(A) a venomous snake not indigenous to Texas;

(B) any of the following:

(i) African rock python (Python sebae);

(ii) Asiatic rock python, (Python molurus);

(iii) green anaconda, (Eunectes murinus);

(iv) reticulated python, (Python reticulatus);

(v) southern African python, (Python natalensis); or

(C) a hybrid of any species listed in this paragraph

Originally Posted by lucille

(iv) reticulated python, (Python reticulatus);

It makes m,e legal that my 6-7' SD retics are smaller than my biggest bullsnakes FROM Texas lines....and I need a permit to keep those animals.....lol.

If a Snake on pemit statis escapes, Does this constitute Releasing into the Wild? Thus a offense with a fine from $500-$4000? DUH!!!!!

Hey...As you probably know, I live in TX.

In probably the worst place to live for exotics of any kind.

That's why I kind of want to move to a different county.

I currently live in Ft. Bend, and I was thinking of maybe Montgomery.

I'd like any experience from people

Only a few years ago, ferrets were illegal where I live.

Now I have a question that does not pertain to snakes or other herps.

I've read this:

"Exotic animal possession that requires this license are animals that are classified as danger(ous) wild animals."

These animals are:

"Lions, ocelots, leopards, tigers, cougars, cheetahs, bobcats, jaguars, servals, lynxs, hyenas, caracals, coyotes, bears, baboons, jackals, orangutan, chimpanzee, gorilla or any hybrid cross offspring of these animals."


Does this mean I'd have to acquire a permit for any of these animals listed below?

• Kinkajou
• Coatimundi
• Tamarins (Red handed or Emperor)
• Wallabies
• Ringtail Cats (I've heard that you have to have a fur propagation license.)
• Asian Leopard Cats
• Red, Arctic, or Fennec Fox

Hey Keith, do you know if you have to have a permit for breeding and distrubuting Bearded dragons here in Cove? By the way, love cameleon counters, i'm always in there with buddies who enjoy feeding everyone in the store LOL. Maybe one day i'll have to bring in a couple of my beardies come summer next year I should have plenty of babies crawling all over the place, excited!!! http://hecticlife.webs.com/ourdragons.htm