ALERT: Lacey Act Amendments Return

[Bogertophis]

ALERT: Lacey Act Amendments U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) has again introduced a short-sighted bill to amend the Lacey Act, with the title ‘‘Lacey Act Amendments of 2023,’’ in this 118th session of Congress. This is the same bill we saw from Rubio as S626 in 2021. This bill would reverse the USARK federal lawsuit victory by reinstating the ban on interstate transportation of species listed as injurious under the Lacey Act, among other things including creating an import “white list." This will trickle down to hundreds or thousands of common pet species. Find more details at https://usark.org/23lacey/. We will be updating this alert. No number has yet been assigned to the bill. NEW USARK Shirts are Available Online (pic below) USARK’s newest shirt design featuring a Galapagos tortoise is now available for purchase online! Special thanks to Adeline Robinson Art for this one-of-a-kind design! This screen-printed, cotton/polyester blend shirt is extremely soft and wrinkle-resistant with a slightly modern fit (but true to size). U.S. domestic shipping is free! Plus, one USARK sticker per shirt is included. Order at https://usark.org/product/shirttortoise/. Find A Vet Need a good herp veterinarian? The Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV) can help. ARAV provides a free Find-A-Vet service at http://arav.site-ym.com/search/custom.asp?id=3661.

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[YungRasputin]

i wish there was a way to beat bills like this permanently - so ridiculous to have to continuously relitigate these things over and over and over again

[Bogertophis]

i wish there was a way to beat bills like this permanently - so ridiculous to have to continuously relitigate these things over and over and over again

I know- and if only they weren't so sneaky about bringing them back, too. It takes awareness + stamina for us to beat this stuff.