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usark united states association of reptile keepers there is strength in numbers protect your rights cart shop 0 items home alerts position statements mission statement conservation about keeper s code of ethics officers directors contact usark shows conferences usark financial statements best management practices reptile shows public health public safety animal acquisition forms memberships memberships manage your account membership badges shop cart checkout select page alert rhode island tegu permit 2025 may 4 2026 update 5 12 26 the hearing was tonight twelve dedicated herpetoculturists attended and five spoke in opposition to the proposal no one appeared in support the speakers did a tremendous job representing responsible herpetoculturists phil goss was there to represent usark and our members while this is a permitting system the requirements are extremely burdensome and completely unfair to current owners it read more alert pennington county sd 2025 april 20 2026 update 4 21 26 the commissioners voted not to pass the broad ban on exotic and undomesticated animals thank you to all local residents and experts who relayed their opposition and education on this matter pennington county in south dakota has proposed a ban on all non domesticated animals this would ban most species kept as pets including aquarium fish parrots reptiles amphibians read more alert arkansas tegu ban 2025 february 21 2026 update 4 16 26 the commission voted to pass the new prohibitions including tegus and these genera genera callopistes crocodilurus dicrodon dracaena euspondylus proctoporus salvator teius tupinambis legal possession of tegus will be restricted to only those persons who owned the animal prior to april 16 2026 and those animals must be registered with the commission by june 30 2027 you may read more alert idaho rat ban 2025 february 12 2026 update 4 1 26 passed senate and sent to house referred to agricultural affairs update 3 31 26 s1445 passed the senate agricultural affairs committee and will go to the senate floor it provides that local jurisdictions may take reasonable steps to address invasive rats update a substitute bill with less restrictive language was introduced and has a hearing on march 31 the bill read more alert powell wy 2025 january 27 2026 powell wyoming is reviewing its animal ordinance this will likely be about more than typical exotic animals note that the definition for this term varies greatly and is determined by whatever definition a government body creates powell lawmakers previously came under scrutiny and a federal lawsuit for prohibiting a woman from keeping a domesticated animal under its exotic animal law read more 2025 cites recap uncategorized january 5 2026 the cites conference of the parties cop was held from november 24 to december 5 in samarkand uzbekistan david garcia represented usark as an observer and art parola attended on behalf of the national animal interest alliance naia both coordinated closely throughout the meeting during the cop david and art worked with allied organizations such as the european pet organization read more alert orangeburg sc 2025 december 2 2025 update 12 16 25 the ordinance was tabled at tonight s meeting with the motion made due to hearing concerns from many local residents usark s phil goss was there to represent responsible animal owners and received an acknowledgement from the council which was greatly appreciated we value the council s engagement and thoughtful consideration on this issue the council plans to have it on read more esa amendments 2025 november 19 2025 amendments to the endangered species act esa have been proposed by the u s fish and wildlife service fws through rulemaking there are four proposed changes threatened species protections 50 cfr part 17 section 4 d eliminate the blanket rule option and require species specific 4 d rules tailored to each threatened species this approach reflects the best interpretation of the statute under loper read more esa southern hognose proposed as threatened 2025 august 28 2025 the u s fish and wildlife service fws has proposed to list the southern hognose snake heterodon simus as a threatened species under the endangered species act esa fws has found that the southern hognose faces serious threats from habitat loss and degradation as a result of land conversion and fragmentation causing loss of connectivity between populations road mortality invasive species read more alert colorado herp rule review 2025 august 22 2025 update 3 4 26 the cpw commission voted to approve these rules today changes include allowing the sale breeding and possession of certain captive bred herps which are currently not allowed including western hognose cornsnakes kingsnakes and others the rules passed today are nearly identical to those posted below in our 1 5 26 update one change as requested by usark was the addition of read more alert lemis foia 2025 uncategorized august 19 2025 notice pursuant to executive order 12600 of receipt of freedom of information act foia requests for wildlife flora import and export data stored in lemis the u s fish and wildlife service usfws has received multiple freedom of information act foia requests seeking the release of confidential business information regarding the import and export of wildlife specimens and flora into and out read more alert borneo earless monitors esa listing 2025 august 13 2025 the united states fish and wildlife service fws will post this document in the federal register tomorrow 9 14 25 it can be read on our website at https usark org wp content uploads 2025 08 25 earless 2 pdf if you breed or work with this species please email us at info usark org the comment deadline is october 14 2025 on august 14 2025 fws is opening a comment period on the proposed read more illinois endangered species list amendment 2025 august 4 2025 the illinois department of natural resources has proposed changes to the illinois list of endangered and threatened fauna which was posted in the illinois register on august 1 2025 the link below includes the changes text that is highlighted and underlined will be added and text that is highlighted in strikethrough will be removed the new rules do not change requirements they read more alert blue tree monitor esa listing 2025 july 28 2025 update 7 15 25 fws is reopening the comment period on the proposed rule to list the blue tree monitor varanus macraei as an endangered species under the endangered species act comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule the comment period will last for 30 days public hearing on july 31 read more wisconsin herp rule review 2025 july 16 2025 update 5 18 25 despite receiving opposition to some of the new regulations from state legislators dnr moved forward with regulations that ban possession of all native species including captive bred animals except for three color variants and the use of common equipment while field herping read the final rules as posted in the state register at https usark org wp content uploads 2026 05 26 wi herp rules final pdf take the 1 minute survey and read more alert vermont slider ban 2025 june 5 2025 the vermont legislature amended a bill just before passage the amendment added trachemys scripta as a prohibited species anyone who owned the turtles prior to july 1 2025 may keep their animals per the amendment a person shall not import possess or sell in the state a pond slider turtle trachemys scripta pet dealers who had the animals before july read more alert lincoln county nc 2025 april 29 2025 update 1 5 26 the commissioners again denied public comment and passed the ordinance with a 3 1 vote the dissenting vote occurred because he felt that there should be no grandfathering of currently owned animals meaning they should be seized or killed there is a 30 day period to grandfather banned animals but that grandfathering comes with hefty fees all details can be read more alert federal herp and fish regulations 2025 april 23 2025 representative betty mccollum mn has reintroduced a bill titled to amend the animal welfare act to include cold blooded species as animals and for other purposes mccollum introduced this at the end of the last session died with session adjournment and it is back this session as hr2976 this bill adds reptiles amphibians fish and cephalopods as animals under the animal read more alert new palestine in 2025 april 3 2025 update 8 20 25 the ordinance passed tonight on second reading thank you again to all who joined usark to educate the council on the implications of the original draft and helped make this ordinance better update 8 6 25 the town council voted and the latest proposal passed its first reading there should be a final vote at the next town meeting in read more 2025 cites standing meeting recap 2025 march 6 2025 usark counsel david a garcia attended the 78th meeting of the cites standing committee the final meeting before the 20th conference of the parties cop which will take place from november 24 to december 5 2025 in samarkand uzbekistan key topics at the meeting included the production and trade of several herp species such as ball python python regius in africa red eyed tree frog agalychnis callidryas green and black read more alert washington do not release brochure 2025 february 14 2025 update 2 18 24 the hearing just ended hb1976 received only favorable verbal testimony but dozens of people opposed the bill through the online system usark testified in favor with suggestions to make the end product better such as a simpler postcard with basic information qr code and accompanying website which the state already has through its don t let it loose resource read more alert sc venomous ban 2025 february 6 2025 update 5 28 25 great job to all of those who testified and opposed this ban south carolina has a two year session but this bill failed to pass committee during the first regular session first year of the full session this typically means the bill is dead but it could be recalled or reintroduced during the second year update 3 19 25 the hearing read more alert virginia animal breeding ban 2025 january 30 2025 update the governor vetoed this bill this bill was pushed by peta and animal rights groups to advance their agenda of removing animals from our lives the governor did the right thing update 2 17 25 the bill passed the house and will go to the governor the vote was 55 41 update 2 4 25 the bill barely passed the senate with read more alert connecticut exotic animal ban 2025 january 23 2025 update 2 21 hb5905 failed to be raised before the deadline which was today the bill is dead for this session thank you for your support that made usark s work on this bill possible connecticut house bill 5905 would ban the trade of exotic animals and their parts it was referred to the joint committee on environment and introduced by rep read more alert connecticut animal breeding regulation 2025 january 23 2025 update 2 21 hb5902 failed to be raised before the deadline which was today the bill is dead for this session thank you for your support that made usark s work on this bill possible connecticut house bill 5902 would ban the breeding of animals unless the person or company is licensed by the connecticut department of agriculture the bill also requires read more alert ny red eared slider ban 2025 january 15 2025 new york assembly bill a1685 and companion s6621 ban the breeding sale trade purchase distribution transport importation and exportation of red eared sliders trachemys scripta elegans some exemptions exist but not for private breeders there is no grandfathering language so any current breeders would not be allowed to continue the bill does not ban possession and current owners should not be read more alert final salamander rule 2025 january 8 2025 in january 2016 the u s fish and wildlife service fws published an interim rule listing 201 species 20 genera of salamanders as injurious under the lacey act fws has now finalized that rule and written an interim rule that adds 16 genera about 164 species opening a public comment period regarding those species this will appear in the federal register read more animal shipping guidelines cold hot and in between 2025 january 5 2025 a related article titled shipping live herps responsibly and ethically can be read at https usark org blog ship1 shipping live animals such as reptiles amphibians fish and invertebrates can pose challenges at any time of year we often hear concerns about shipping animals during the cold of winter but summer heat also presents challenges that need special attention these creatures are sensitive to read more alert esa modernization bill usark newsletter january 4 2025 hr102 was introduced by representative andy biggs arizona this bill amends the endangered species act to prevent a species that is not native to the united states from being listed as an endangered or threatened species you may read the bill details at https www congress gov bill 119th congress house bill 102 like many aspects of our world today the endangered species act esa must evolve and see read more alert ny species ban usark newsletter january 4 2025 senate bill 252 s252 makes some changes to the wild animal law in new york it is sponsored by senator monica r martinez with senators andrew gounardes leroy comrie rachel may and luis r sepúlveda as co sponsors the was referred to the environmental conservation committee you can find the committee members at https www nysenate gov committees environmental conservation what it does redefines wild animal and exotic read more 0 0 00 make a donation if you would like to donate to the cause without a membership use the donate button to do so join our mailing list indicates required email address first name last name state signup date become a member recent posts alert 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