Banned species in BC Canada

[snakemastercanada]

You think thats bad I legally can't keep anything that grows to be more than 3 ft. for pythons and boas and 2 ft. for lizards in my town.

Well at least you can move to the next town and then keep whatever .
This is a provincial regulation effecting the whole province.

[snakemastercanada]

Interesting list. What is the difference between 'controlled' species and 'restricted' species? There must be some pretty important game farm concerns up there, I noticed a distinct absence of exotic deer and antilope species. I guess it's not allowable to keep certain animals for pets, but if you can get someone to pay you to shoot one you've raised it's perfectly hunky dory. They did a pretty thorough job of listing snakes that were even remotely venomous, even those with such weak venom that the only way it could be harmful to a person would be to freeze the snake solid and hit someone over the head with it.

This is a pretty good example of legislators gone wild, just making stuff up as they go.

Controlled species are now going to be 100 % illegal to keep and breed or transport without permits.
Restricted species you can keep and breed without permits until they reach 3 meters ( 9 feet 8 inches ).

[SiscoReptiles]

Isn't Canada America's largest national park???

Rick

[adam_degel]

how can you guys be comedians when the same crap is happening in your country and worldwide??

[Purrrfect9]

Isn't Canada America's largest national park???

Rick

I'm sorry, a little OT, but I laughed my *** off at this.

[adam_degel]

You think thats bad I legally can't keep anything that grows to be more than 3 ft. for pythons and boas and 2 ft. for lizards in my town.

since when?

[n3m0_]

I'm sorry, a little OT, but I laughed my *** off at this.

I resented it

since when?

I may be looking at something outdated or perhaps just miss interpretting it all together but,

http://www.markham.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E...aw_2005254.pdf


The prohibited animals section at the top of page 21

But I know for a fact that the SPCA came to my petstore location and told us we couldn't keep our sav. anymore and had to send it to another location, and we haven't been allowed to order BPs from the get go but many of our other locations sell them.

[snakemastercanada]

I resented it



I may be looking at something outdated or perhaps just miss interpretting it all together but,

http://www.markham.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E...aw_2005254.pdf


The prohibited animals section at the top of page 21

But I know for a fact that the SPCA came to my petstore location and told us we couldn't keep our sav. anymore and had to send it to another location, and we haven't been allowed to order BPs from the get go but many of our other locations sell them.

Yes that is a long list but you can still have some animals in your PROVINCE by moving to a different city The law is different in say Toronto .where in BC the new regulation is in effect every where in the entire province.

[n3m0_]

Yes that is a long list but you can still have some animals in your PROVINCE by moving to a different city The law is different in say Toronto .where in BC the new regulation is in effect every where in the entire province.

Yea I totally understand that and was just trying to spread my grief about the different silly laws that currently exist around Canada. But I totally sympathize with your situation and didn't mean to take away from that.