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Originally Posted by Ub3rD4n
Just a question, how easy is it to get permission to keep these wondorous animals?
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In the US, regulation, or lack thereof, of keeping non-traditional(meaning not a dog or cat)pets is up the individual states and counties and municipalities within the states, with the exception of animals or plants that are listed as "Endangered" on a Federal level. In South Carolina, my homestate, there are no regulations or permits required to collect, keep and breed any reptiles or invertebrates, with the exception again of those that are listed as Endangered, for which you'd need a permit from the US Dept of the Interior. In fact, our state Dept. of Natural Resources ENCOURAGES anyone who wants a pet snake to consider one of our own native non-venomous species,rather than an exotic species like boas or pythons, since they don't have to worry about those getting loose and creating an invasive population that will wreck havoc on the environment. Some cities do have regulations against keeping venomous reptiles or really large constrictors, and the state has a permit system for keeping alligators, which are actually regulated as a GAME animal, like White-tailed deer. I don't know of anywhere in the state that has any regulations against keeping any sort of invertebrate, except for zebra mussels, which are an invasive species that cause all sorts of problems in waterways and sewage systems and reproduce like crazy. My family owns the property on which I live, so I don't have to worry about landlord issues.
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