Attention breeders in Florida...

[anatess]

Cats and dogs etc etc are not "captive wildlife" but domestic pets. They are covered under other stuff. This is specifically "captive wildlife" licenses. There's a listing of species NOT covered under the "captive wildlife" designation.

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The following species do not require a permit for personal possession as long as no other Rule or Statute applies. Examples include, but are not limited to, rules for Threatened or Endangered Species:

a.Reptiles or amphibians (nonvenomous, unprotected species that are NOT listed as endangered, threatened, species of special concern, conditional reptiles, or otherwise regulated)
b.Gerbils, hedgehogs
c.Honey possums, sugar gliders
d.Shell parakeets
e.Rats and mice
f.Canaries
g.Moles; shrews
h.Rabbits
i.Squirrels; chipmunks
j.Ferrets (domestic; European)
k.Lovebirds
l.Guinea pigs
m.Cockatiels
n.Hamsters
o.Parrots
p.Finches
q.Myna birds
r.Toucans
s.Doves: ringed, ruddy, and diamond
t.Button quail
u.Prairie dogs
v.Chinchillas
Note: Camels, llamas, wild horses, jungle fowl, common guinea fowl and peafowl are considered domestic/domesticated species and do not require a permit. Ratites and bison possessed for farming purposes do not require a permit.

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A permit is required for personal possession, exhibition or sale of Class III wildlife. Class III wildlife are all species not listed as Class I or Class II; and not among those species that are specifically listed as not requiring a permit for personal possession in rule 68A-6.0022, FAC.

There is no formal list of Class III species. You must check the lists of Class I, Class II, and species not requiring a permit to determine if an animal in question is a Class III species.

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Wolfy, Mike... Ball Pythons are not Class III because they are "a.Reptiles or amphibians (nonvenomous, unprotected species that are NOT listed as endangered, threatened, species of special concern, conditional reptiles, or otherwise regulated)".

I cannot find any regulation that specifies Ball Pythons as "otherwise regulated" nor "species of special concern" nor "protected status".