Another HR669 thread... what the words really say

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SEC. 6. PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES.

(a) Prohibitions- Except as provided in this section or in section 7, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to--

(1) import into or export from the United States any nonnative wildlife species that is not included in the list of approved species issued under section 4;

(2) transport between any State by any means whatsoever any nonnative wildlife species that is not included in the list of approved species issued under section 4;

(3) violate any term or condition of a permit issued under section 7;

(4) possess (except as provided in section 3(f)), sell or offer to sell, purchase or offer to purchase, or barter for or offer to barter for, any nonnative wildlife species that is prohibited from being imported under paragraph (1);

(5) release into the wild any nonnative wildlife species that is prohibited from being imported under paragraph (1); or

(6) breed any nonnative wildlife species that is prohibited from being imported under paragraph (1), or provide any such species to another person for breeding purposes.

No importing or exporting, no transporting across state lines, no selling, purchasing, trading, no breeding. It seems pretty clear to me. Perhaps I misread your question?

Yes, it is true that we will be allowed to own the ones we currently have (although we won't be able to feed them, because the breeding of mice & rats would also be illegal), but no selling, no taking them with you if you need to move to a different state, and no getting new ones.

EDIT: And, yes, I have actually read the whole act. It is scary. No, I am not a lawyer, but enough of it is in pretty plain English for me to know I do not support this act or anything vaguely close to it.