Re: Amendments to the Lacey Act
I've already contacted my Senators.
One of the issues of concern is that the change effectively illegalizes the movent of any reptile/amphibian/bird/fish/invertebrate across a state line unless a particular species/subspecies is exempted. As written, it is an immediate ban on sending animals across state lines until USFWS creates a list of animals that cannot survive anywhere in the wild in the US. Hint, there aren't any animals in the hobby that meet that requirement.
I knew this would stop the import of wild caught animals from countries of origin but I guess it didn't occur to me that it would harm import/export of captive bred animals with, say, Canada.
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