Post by stano40 on Feb 4, 2008 15:12:10 GMT -5
This posting is of an email sent to me by a personal friend.
I will let you decide if you wish to send comments to the US Fish and Wildlife.
Read about the proposal first before acting. If such a proposal goes into law this would be a huge impact on the hobby as a whole.
Folks this is SERIOUS!!!! US Fish & Wildlife is proposing a ban of ALL SPECIES in the genera of Python, Boa & Eunectes (latin for Anaconda). If this is passed, it will ban all interstate trade (that means buying & selling!) or importation of those genera (genera = plural for "genus") in the private sector.
Eunectes = Anacondas
Boa = includes ALL of the Boa constrictor species...yes, your Colombian boas, your red-tails, Argentine, Bolivian, Brazilian...anything whose scientific name starts with Boa constrictor...
And folks, the genus "Python" encompasses the following:
Ball pythons
Angolan pythons
Bloods & short-tails
Burms/rocks
Retics
Timors
This is FOR REAL!!! It is time for us ALL to have a voice & make our feelings known in a polite, respectful yet FIRM way!
THIS IS AN UPDATE WHICH INCLUDES THE NEWS REPORT FROM PETHOBBIST
COURTESY OF PETHOBBIST.COM AT:
www.pethobbyist.com/sitenews/index.php?/archives/202-Feds-Move-To-Ban-Pythons-Boas.html[/center]
If this goes through, herpetoculture as we know it, is going to RADICALLY change, and NOT for the better! No more big reptile shows, because out-of-state vendors wouldn't be able to attend. No more buying your snakes from a breeder out of state. No more herpetoculture as it is right now!
The time to act is NOW!!!!!!! [/center]
This is the proposal found on the Regulations.gov site. I've added the link after the proposal if you would like to check it out.
Injurious Wildlife Species; Review of Information Concerning Constrictor Snakes From Python, Boa, and Eunectes genera
Send a Comment or Submission Send a Comment or Submission | Notification Notification
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or We), are reviewing available biological and economic information on constrictor snakes in the Python, Boa and Eunectes genera for possible addition to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. An injurious wildlife listing would prohibit the importation into, or transportation between, States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States by any means, without a permit. Permits may be issued for scientific, medical, educational, or zoological purposes …
Agency: FWS Document Type: OTHER Comments Due: Apr 30, 2008
Docket ID: FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015 Document ID: FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015-0001
kingsnake.com will host a special chat on the proposed federal regulations.
On Friday, February 29, at 10 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room
Invitations to participate as panelists have been submitted to the following individuals and organizations. As panelists are confirmed we will update this message and the guest list for Chat Week. More panelists may be added as required, and panelists that are unavailable will be removed from the list.
Invited Panelists:
* PIJAC
* Reptiles Magazine
* David/Tracy Barker - Vida Preciosa Intl.
* Kamuran Tepedelen - Bushmaster Reptiles
* Kevin McCurley - N.E.R.D. ~ confirmed
* Jeff Ronne - The Boaphile
* Rich Ihle - Salmonboa.com
* Ralph Davis - Ralph Davis Reptiles
* Jeff Barringer - kingsnake.com ~ confirmed
* USF&W Service
* Brian Sharp - Brian Sharp Reptiles
* Bill Brandt - Gourmet Rodent
* Wayne Hill - National Reptile Breeders Expo
* Eugene Bessette - Ophiological Services
* Bob Clark - Bob Clark Reptiles
* Brian Potter - NARBC/Chicago Reptile House
As the Federal Register outlines, only comments submitted in the format that they have specified will be reviewed. Comments on message boards, BLOGs, and petitions will not be accepted or reviewed. We recommend that everyone focus their efforts on submitting comments using the required procedure rather than methods that will not produce tangible results.
Individuals and businesses may submit their comments at www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=09000064803a565f.
Please take time to review the proposal in full, and only submit comments relevant to the specific requests. General comments and abusive comments are liable to be discarded, unread. Please spell check your comments before submitting them.
This proposal was requested the the state of Florida to the US Fish and Wildlife. When the US Fish and Wildlife puts a proposal forward it is nationwide.
To date there is only one snake and its eggs that is banned in the US and that is the brown tree snake.
My personal feeling is that each state should handle this matter and not the federal government.
Would love to hear your comments, further research and/or facts on this subject .
bob[/b]
I will let you decide if you wish to send comments to the US Fish and Wildlife.
Read about the proposal first before acting. If such a proposal goes into law this would be a huge impact on the hobby as a whole.
Folks this is SERIOUS!!!! US Fish & Wildlife is proposing a ban of ALL SPECIES in the genera of Python, Boa & Eunectes (latin for Anaconda). If this is passed, it will ban all interstate trade (that means buying & selling!) or importation of those genera (genera = plural for "genus") in the private sector.
Eunectes = Anacondas
Boa = includes ALL of the Boa constrictor species...yes, your Colombian boas, your red-tails, Argentine, Bolivian, Brazilian...anything whose scientific name starts with Boa constrictor...
And folks, the genus "Python" encompasses the following:
Ball pythons
Angolan pythons
Bloods & short-tails
Burms/rocks
Retics
Timors
This is FOR REAL!!! It is time for us ALL to have a voice & make our feelings known in a polite, respectful yet FIRM way!
THIS IS AN UPDATE WHICH INCLUDES THE NEWS REPORT FROM PETHOBBIST
COURTESY OF PETHOBBIST.COM AT:
www.pethobbyist.com/sitenews/index.php?/archives/202-Feds-Move-To-Ban-Pythons-Boas.html[/center]
Feds Move To Ban Pythons & Boas
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has made a significant move towards banning the importation and interstate transport of Boa Constrictors and Pythons in the United States.
Quietly published in the Federal Register, the agency is accepting public comments until April 30th. If enacted this will devastate an already hard hit industry, dealing a fatal death blow to a large number of businesses dependent on this segment of the industry and drying up the supply of these pets to pet owners across the United States.
Noted herpetologist, author, former zoo keeper, and one of the leading private researchers and breeders of pythons in the United States, David Barker, had this to say...
This is the formal notification and request for public comments regarding the intention of USF&W Service to place ALL snakes in the genera Boa, Python, and Eunectes on the Injurious Wildlife List of the Lacey Act.
If enacted as regulation, this will ban the importation of said snakes into the USA , and ban all interstate transportation of said snakes.
There is a request made for public input and we feel it will be very important that all keepers with an interest in boas and pythons make written response before 30 April.
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has made a significant move towards banning the importation and interstate transport of Boa Constrictors and Pythons in the United States.
Quietly published in the Federal Register, the agency is accepting public comments until April 30th. If enacted this will devastate an already hard hit industry, dealing a fatal death blow to a large number of businesses dependent on this segment of the industry and drying up the supply of these pets to pet owners across the United States.
Noted herpetologist, author, former zoo keeper, and one of the leading private researchers and breeders of pythons in the United States, David Barker, had this to say...
This is the formal notification and request for public comments regarding the intention of USF&W Service to place ALL snakes in the genera Boa, Python, and Eunectes on the Injurious Wildlife List of the Lacey Act.
If enacted as regulation, this will ban the importation of said snakes into the USA , and ban all interstate transportation of said snakes.
There is a request made for public input and we feel it will be very important that all keepers with an interest in boas and pythons make written response before 30 April.
If this goes through, herpetoculture as we know it, is going to RADICALLY change, and NOT for the better! No more big reptile shows, because out-of-state vendors wouldn't be able to attend. No more buying your snakes from a breeder out of state. No more herpetoculture as it is right now!
The time to act is NOW!!!!!!! [/center]
Send your comments directly to the government here www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=09000064803a565f
This is the proposal found on the Regulations.gov site. I've added the link after the proposal if you would like to check it out.
Injurious Wildlife Species; Review of Information Concerning Constrictor Snakes From Python, Boa, and Eunectes genera
Send a Comment or Submission Send a Comment or Submission | Notification Notification
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or We), are reviewing available biological and economic information on constrictor snakes in the Python, Boa and Eunectes genera for possible addition to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. An injurious wildlife listing would prohibit the importation into, or transportation between, States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States by any means, without a permit. Permits may be issued for scientific, medical, educational, or zoological purposes …
Agency: FWS Document Type: OTHER Comments Due: Apr 30, 2008
Docket ID: FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015 Document ID: FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015-0001
Site link for the proposal:
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ContentViewer?objectId=09000064803a565f&disposition=inline&contentType=html
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ContentViewer?objectId=09000064803a565f&disposition=inline&contentType=html
UPDATE
Once the importation and inter-state transport has been banned, there will be a rapid exodus of breeders of these species, and eventually they will disappear from the marketplace along with a significant number of businesses and jobs. Pet owners will feel the pinch as dry goods suppliers and caging manufacturers stop producing products for that segment of the hobby, and eventually it will be impossible to obtain a new pet boa or python.
To review the USF & W Service proposal, please look at the following document.
kingsnake.com/FWSReview.pdf
Once the importation and inter-state transport has been banned, there will be a rapid exodus of breeders of these species, and eventually they will disappear from the marketplace along with a significant number of businesses and jobs. Pet owners will feel the pinch as dry goods suppliers and caging manufacturers stop producing products for that segment of the hobby, and eventually it will be impossible to obtain a new pet boa or python.
To review the USF & W Service proposal, please look at the following document.
kingsnake.com/FWSReview.pdf
kingsnake.com will host a special chat on the proposed federal regulations.
On Friday, February 29, at 10 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's Chat Room
Invitations to participate as panelists have been submitted to the following individuals and organizations. As panelists are confirmed we will update this message and the guest list for Chat Week. More panelists may be added as required, and panelists that are unavailable will be removed from the list.
Invited Panelists:
* PIJAC
* Reptiles Magazine
* David/Tracy Barker - Vida Preciosa Intl.
* Kamuran Tepedelen - Bushmaster Reptiles
* Kevin McCurley - N.E.R.D. ~ confirmed
* Jeff Ronne - The Boaphile
* Rich Ihle - Salmonboa.com
* Ralph Davis - Ralph Davis Reptiles
* Jeff Barringer - kingsnake.com ~ confirmed
* USF&W Service
* Brian Sharp - Brian Sharp Reptiles
* Bill Brandt - Gourmet Rodent
* Wayne Hill - National Reptile Breeders Expo
* Eugene Bessette - Ophiological Services
* Bob Clark - Bob Clark Reptiles
* Brian Potter - NARBC/Chicago Reptile House
As the Federal Register outlines, only comments submitted in the format that they have specified will be reviewed. Comments on message boards, BLOGs, and petitions will not be accepted or reviewed. We recommend that everyone focus their efforts on submitting comments using the required procedure rather than methods that will not produce tangible results.
Individuals and businesses may submit their comments at www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=09000064803a565f.
Please take time to review the proposal in full, and only submit comments relevant to the specific requests. General comments and abusive comments are liable to be discarded, unread. Please spell check your comments before submitting them.
LACEY ACT OF 1900
www.fws.gov/contaminants/ANS/ANSInjurious.cfm
www.fws.gov/contaminants/ANS/ANSInjurious.cfm
The Lacey Act (pdf file) is a law that dates back to the early 1900’s and is one of the oldest wildlife related laws on the books. Under the Lacey Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to regulate the importation and transport of species, including offspring and eggs, determined to be injurious to the health and welfare of humans, the interests of agriculture, horticulture or forestry, and the welfare and survival of wildlife resources of the U.S. Wild mammals, wild birds, fish, mollusks, crustaceans, amphibians, and reptiles are the only organisms that can be added to the injurious wildlife list.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND SUBMIT
Docket ID FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015
Long Title Injurious Wildlife Species; Review of Information Concerning Constrictor Snakes from Python, Boa, and Eunectes genera
Document ID FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015-0001
Document Title Injurious Wildlife Species; Review of Information Concerning Constrictor Snakes From Python, Boa, and Eunectes genera
How to Comment You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: RIN 1018-AV68, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 222, Arlington, VA 22203. Instructions: We will not accept e-mail or faxes. We will post all comments on www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments section).
Long Title Injurious Wildlife Species; Review of Information Concerning Constrictor Snakes from Python, Boa, and Eunectes genera
Document ID FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015-0001
Document Title Injurious Wildlife Species; Review of Information Concerning Constrictor Snakes From Python, Boa, and Eunectes genera
How to Comment You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: RIN 1018-AV68, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 222, Arlington, VA 22203. Instructions: We will not accept e-mail or faxes. We will post all comments on www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments section).
This proposal was requested the the state of Florida to the US Fish and Wildlife. When the US Fish and Wildlife puts a proposal forward it is nationwide.
To date there is only one snake and its eggs that is banned in the US and that is the brown tree snake.
My personal feeling is that each state should handle this matter and not the federal government.
Would love to hear your comments, further research and/or facts on this subject .
bob[/b]
