I called the people in California, and was told "You don't live here so shove off" in slightly more polite terms. I did politely tell them that not having a reptile expo in California meant all the people from all over the US wouldn't be coming into CA to spend their money(and therefor taxes) there. It should BE a concern for cash strapped states.

I've done every call, every email, every idea I could. No, I didn't know these things were in the works, I don't normally go looking for someone who might be about to kick my butt, I normally assumed that no one was. Boy howdy was I wrong. Now I try to stay up to date, but it's not easy as the legislations stay under wraps until they have it ready to toss at representatives to have them vote on it.

I actually loved the PIJAC plan they had, except for the amounts of money they wanted seemed a bit high. Especially when it's just a hobby breeder with a handful of snakes. But I thought it was a cool idea, and sent a email saying so, addressing the idea that the fees might be lower for hobbyiests. I even posted on this website here, saying about the same thing, and defending it as a voluntary program.

In short, I've been busting my butt working to help the reptile population, and so have tons of people on this site, and on other sites. If there's more to be done, POST IT!! I won't know, if someone don't say so!

If writing ANOTHER letter to the CA dude's office would help, I'll do that too. I stay polite and I try to address issues in a way that the politician will understand also. Not just "I love snakes!" but how it will economically HELP the state and country overall.