Well they are at it again lthis year. Last year the bills for having to have a permit to have an exotic animal was thrown out. This year they are back in full force. They are asking for over 200k just for a for "animal identification program" There are many other problems in the state that could use that money, like the meth problem that is everywhere here.. So if you dont want to have to ask "big brother" if you can have a ball pythons or even a parakeet please wite a letter, email, fax or phone call to the senators.. You dont have to live in WV to write a letter either. Here is a l few links... I have emailed all of them and have had several email me back asking for more information about my thoughts as to what should be done, so they are listening.. Email or PM me if I can be of any help...

http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WestVirginiaPetLaw/ This is a Yahoo group

WEST VIRGINIA SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
(AREA CODE: 304)

CHAIRMAN and SPONSOR of both WV:SB#137 & WV:SB3277:
Senator Larry Edgell
email: edgell@mail.wvnet.edu
phone: 304-357-7827

CO-SPONSOR of WV: SB#137:
Sen. John Unger II
email: unger@mail.wvnet.edu
ph: 304-357-7933

CO-SPONSOR SB#137:
Sen. Clark S. Barnes
email: cbarnes@mail.wvnet.edu
ph: 304-357-7973

Sen. Shirley Love: Co sponsor of WV:SB#277
email: shlove@mail.wvnet.edu
ph: 304-357-7849

Sen. Tracy Dempsey: Co sponsor of WV: SB#277
email: tracyd@mail.wvnet.edu
ph: 304-357-7939

Sen. Walt Helmick
email: whelmick@mail.wvnet.edu
ph: 304-357-7980

Sen. Jon Blair Hunter
email: senhunter@mountain.net
ph: 304- 357-7995

Sen.Wiiliam R. Sharpe, Jr.
email NA
ph: 304-357-7845

Sen. Karen L. Facemyer: Co sponsor: WV: SB#277
email: kfacemyr@mail.wvnet.edu
ph: 304-357-7855

Sen. Jesse O. Guillis: Co sponsor: WV:SB# 277
email: jguills@mail.wvnet.edu
ph: 304-357-7959

Sen. Russ Weeks
email: rweeks@mail.wvnet.edu
ph: 304-357-7831

Senate Finance Committee Members
(D) Helmick - Chair
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7980
email: whelmick@mail.wvnet.edu
(D) Sharpe - Vice Chair
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7845
Business Phone: 622-4681
Fax: 622-2752
(D) Bailey
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7807
Business Phone: 294-8800
email: bwbailey@mail.wvnet.edu
(D) Bowman
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7918
Fax: 723-1473
email: jwazell1@mail.wvnet.edu
(D) Chafin
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7808
Business Phone: 235-2221
Fax: 327-9178
email: htchafin@mail.wvnet.edu
(D) Edgell
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7827
Business: 455-2291
Fax: 455-9123
email: edgell@mail.wvnet.edu
(D) Love
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7849
Fax: 469-2888
email: shlove@mail.wvnet.edu
(D) McCabe
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7990
Business Phone: 347-7500
Fax: 342-2252
email: brmccabe@mail.wvnet.edu
(D) Plymale
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7937
Business Phone: 696-7098
Fax: 696-6099
email: grays@mail.wvnet.edu
(D) Prezioso
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7961
Business Phone: 366-2483
Fax: 366-2483
email: cglagola@mail.wvnet.edu
(D) Unger
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7961
Business Phone: 285-4477
Fax: 263-3545
email: unger@mail.wvnet.edu
(R) Boley
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7905
Fax: 684-3266
email: donnaboley@mail.wvnet.edu
(R) Facemyer
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7855
Business Phone: 372-7171
email: kfacemyr@mail.wvnet.edu
(R) Guills
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7959
Business Phone: 645-3313
Fax: 645-3314
email: jguills@mail.wvnet.edu
(R) Minear
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7914
email: gmminear@aol.com
(R) Sprouse
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7901
Business Phone: 552-1211
Fax: 925-8895
email: vice@vicsprouse.com
(R) Yoder
Capitol Phone: 304/357-7957
Fax: 535-2809
email: jyoder@mail.wvnet.edu