Quote Originally Posted by MarkS View Post
The bill is to eliminate the import AND interstate transport of the species that they're concerned with. This would pretty much kill any business that deals with those animals



I LOVED that book. And that's a good example of what would happen too.
You are wrong on that.....Here is a description of the bill and it does not state anything about interstate transport.

H.R.2811
Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] (introduced 6/10/2009) Cosponsors (9)
Related Bills: S.373
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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SUMMARY AS OF:
6/10/2009--Introduced.

Amends the federal criminal code to add the constrictor snake of the species Python genera to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being shipped or imported into the United States.


Here is the link to that page...
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquer...11search.html|