Thanks for the suggestions.

While I was talking to my dad on the phone last night, I explained to him that I have looked up the illinois and chicago laws regarding exotic pets. I even read him a few lines directly from the segment of the law that pertains to reptiles.

Then he started talking about how it must be illegal to operate a home business in Chicago, so I provided him with some information from the city of chicago regarding home businesses (which are very much so legal in the city of Chicago). Even though I was providing him with information directly from the source, he was still insisting that I must have missed something, there is no way you can legally own and breed a bunch of reptiles without registering or getting a license. :/ I urged him to do some research in his free time to find anything that suggests the contrary. I have not found it, and neither have my fellow local reptile breeders who operate well within the law.

I just feel like they will search and search for any bit of information that would suggest what I am doing is unlawful so that they have a justified reason as to why its not okay for me to have so many snakes.

I don't have a business yet, but it is something I would love to do in the future. Probably not this year or the next year, but when the time comes I will follow the rules and get any necessary permits or licenses.


I will be having as many as 3 clutches this season and I am fairly certain that unless I make a certain profit, I am not required to pay taxes on that money. Does anyone have any more information on small businesses? I wasn't going to get a small business license until I was making a decent profit (more than 2k or so a year) but if there is something illegal about that, I will just go ahead and get the license. Can anyone point me in the right direction here?