RI approved rules effective April 2010

[Beardedragon]

I can see why GTP and ETBs are are the list, along with Chams. Beginners get these reptiles and cannot take care of them correctly, resulting in alot of their deaths. I really wish bearded dragons were on the list, Probably 95% of petstore dragons do not see past the age of two, with petstores telling them that compact bulbs are good, calci sand, and ten crickets with a ten gallon tank will do. I doubt the chams they sell do either.

[WingedWolfPsion]

I'm fairly sure if you put the most popular beginner species on a list like that, there would simply be new most popular beginner species.
The solution to that is education, not permits and restrictions. Believe me when I tell you, in the past 2 decades, things have gotten unbelievably better, and it's due to education.

Without that, people would still be wearing live green anole lapel pins.

[j_h_smith]

I can see why GTP and ETBs are are the list, along with Chams. Beginners get these reptiles and cannot take care of them correctly, resulting in alot of their deaths. I really wish bearded dragons were on the list, Probably 95% of petstore dragons do not see past the age of two, with petstores telling them that compact bulbs are good, calci sand, and ten crickets with a ten gallon tank will do. I doubt the chams they sell do either.

This law is crazy and is fed by the representatives that know NOTHING about keeping reptiles. I also saw where I would need to get a permit to keep a western hognose. Yeah, the representatives heard something about rear fanged and having venom, oh boy they must make us get a permit for our own safety.

Final words on this subject. What would happen if someone living in RI went out and bought one of every permit required reptile from an out of state breeder and brought them into their house? Yes, they would be breaking the law, but who would enforce this law that they're breaking? How are the men and women of the DNR going to police this law? It's almost unenforceable.

Another great peice of legislation!
Jim Smith