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Originally Posted by Dotto1924
Read closely: it says collected or taken - a few states like Michigan allow ownership of if purchased from out of state breeders , however I have not seen or heard of anyone breeding Bog turtles ???!
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"Take" often means "possess" in legislation. It does in NC:
"It is unlawful to take
or possess any endangered, threatened, or special concern species at any time."
from:
https://www.ncwildlife.org/Licensing...and-Collection
Also, any exchange whatsoever of protected species in NC is specifically prohibited:
"(a) It is unlawful:
(1) To take, possess, transport, sell, barter, trade, exchange, export, or offer for sale, barter, trade, exchange or export, or give away for any purpose including advertising or other promotional purpose any animal on a protected wild animal list"
from:
https://www.animallaw.info/statute/n...life-resources