S.b. 310

[jarich]

Ill be honest, I think it will have about as much effect on things as the laws in place have, which is pretty much none. There are all kinds of illegal animals sold on CL in NYC everyday. I mean, the cops have much better things to do than bother checking on people's snakes. It will allow them the prosecution rights for problem cases that come up, however; which I think is a good thing. There are a lot of people with snakes they shouldnt have, just like there are a lot of people with guns they shouldnt have, or knives they shouldnt have or blah blah blah.

[StudentoReptile]

Originally Posted by jarich

Ill be honest, I think it will have about as much effect on things as the laws in place have, which is pretty much none. There are all kinds of illegal animals sold on CL in NYC everyday. -- - There are a lot of people with snakes they shouldnt have, just like there are a lot of people with guns they shouldnt have, or knives they shouldnt have or blah blah blah.

Of course...those people aren't going to be effected at all. Its the large-scale collectors and breeders, rescues and shelters, etc.; i.e. the good, responsible hobbyists that are going to suffer from this kind of stuff. Eventually, it can affect shows and expos, etc. [Admittedly, I'm not an Ohio-resident, so I don't know what the herp community is like up there, I'm just making a general argument.]