Breeding in an Apartment - Illegal??

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It was just brought to my attention that it may not be legal to breed snakes in an apartment in California. Anyone know if this is true or not??

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The only way something can be 'illegal' is if there has been an actual law passed against doing so. The only way to find that out would be to check your local city hall/town hall or wherever the local seat of government is to check the local ordinances. I doubt very much that there would actually be a State law pertaining only to apartment dwellers. The ordinances for things like this will vary on a city by city basis.

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Originally Posted by Zuma22

This was basically what I was getting at - is it okay to just say nothing? (unless of course the lease specifically calls out snakes). I guess then my question is: if silence is consent and one day the landlord inspects my place or has to get in to fix a leak, etc. and sees a wall of snakes - does he have a case against me? I'm just so overly paranoid cause they're my babies :P



And yes - I'll try not to get heated about this, but this is the ultimate issue. Ignorance. It makes me want to explode. I'm going to stop there before I do explode :taz: I've gotten a lot of people to face their fears with snakes and alligators and been able to get each of them to touch and even hold them and even though they're always scared - they're smiling.;) And so many people (myself included) think little hamsters and mice (and dogs, as you said!) are sooo cute - but I am FAR more afraid of getting bitten by a teeny little hamster than I am a snake - those suckers hurt!! Anyway, yes....ignorance is maddening.

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Yea, I've just gotten to the point to where I speak my mind, regardless of the consequences. I've just become tired of the ignorance in the world today, so I turned off that little filter between my brain and my mouth, and it's actually quite funny to see what I say, especially in real life.

The fact that you're asking about it implies that you know it could be a problem, thus ruling out any future claim of ignorance. You should probably disclose what you have to anyone and everyone you consider renting from, whether it's an apartment or a house. In the long run, it's going suck less to be turned away several times before finding an accepting place than it is to move in and be found out later and have to either give all your animals up or move again.

If you're moving into an apartment, I assume you're a grown up. You can obviously do whatever you want, but if you move into someone else's property without telling them what else is moving in, you're making the conscious choice to accept whatever consequences may come. Basically, no whining later when your landlord tells you that you have to get rid of all of your pets or move out :)

Im not in CA but I did stay in an apartment in Oklahoma previously and they allowed pets but you had to pay a $300 pet deposit per animal. And you couldn't have large dog breeds, bully breeds, or any protective/aggressive dog breed. Snakes were not allowed period no exceptions. But I did still keep snakes there. You will be addressed b4 they enter you apt for maintenance or utility checks. So just make sure you drape some sheets over your babies. They won't ask what is under them.. It looks stupid and tacky but don't ask, don't tell. They aren't going to ask you to show them what is under the sheet. You can even set a few little things on it so it looks like a tacky stand. I did this, never had an issue. Although I am sure they knew something was going on, they never asked. Or looked. Best of wishes. :)

A. Get the pet policy beforehand, make sure it's included on the lease. Mine for example says "no dogs" is the only rule that pertains to pets.
B. Ask them how they accept caged pets - if they say caged pets are fine- they are fine.
C. Get a copy of your lease, make sure it includes the pet portion, if there is no stipulation preventing the ownership of the animals in the lease, you're in the clear.

Now, if you sign a lease, and they then months later decide they don't like your pets, that's too damn bad. They legally can't evict you or tell you to get rid of your animals. Fight it in court, if it wasn't included in your lease you'll win every time.

I own 2 monitors, 6 large constrictors, 2 cats, 2 rabbits, and a handful of small snakes. They are all allowed per my lease, if they don't like it, tough luck. ;)