Florida requires permits for wildlife possession, exhibition and sale.
Commercial and private facilities must have permits for many types of native and nonnative animals - including potentially dangerous animals, such as Florida black bears and Florida panthers. These facilities include zoos, circuses, alligator farms, pet shops, tropical fish farms and individuals who own a class I, II or III animal (see wildlife categories below).
A permit is required for personal possession, exhibition and sale of Class III wildlife.
Class III wildlife are all species not listed as Class I or Class II; and not among those species that are specifically listed as not requiring a permit for personal possession in rule 68A-6.0022, FAC.
Yes after reading this point You can assume that You dont need any permit for ball pythons because as listed in 68A-6.0022 ball python falls in category
(a) Reptiles or amphibians (nonvenomous, unprotected)
But key words in regulation 68A-6.0022 are:
(2) No permit shall be required to possess the following wildlife for personal use, unless possession of a species is otherwise regulated by other rules of the Commission:
There is no word about sale or exhibition!!!!
So there for : YOU DON'T NEED PERMIT TO POSSES (a) Reptiles or amphibians (nonvenomous, unprotected) with is ball python...
When You go to application section:
http://myfwc.com/license/wildlife/ca.../applications/
You have 2:
Class III, No-cost Personal Pet Permit
Class III, for Exhibition or Public Sale
YOU NEED PERMIT FOR SALE Ball python and because Ball Python is not listed specifically as a specie in Category I or Category II list... fall to Category III automatically.... FOR SALE...and is exclude from that category for personal possession by rule 68A-6.0022
IF YOU CANT UNDERSTAND THAT.... Sorry....Really even Dr.House cant help You...
For people selling Feeders.... good news: rules 68A-6.0022 state that:
(3) No permit shall be required for the sale of poultry, hamsters, guinea pigs, domestic rats and [/I]mice, gerbils, or chameleons (Anolis).
So yea You can sell this stuff without permit but..... if You want sell beta fish or parakeet You need CLASS III permit
Edit: That's my last post in this discussion i feel tired of repeating myself...
To every Florida breeder:
Go get Your Class III permit and lets hope those idiots in Your state don't put more regulations on your heads... Good luck in Your future breeding projects
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