Bad, bad news for Ohio herp owners!! READ THIS!!!

[vinnimac]

Got this from a member of my local herp soc. forum. Apparently the stupid people who make the news have forced the lawmakers hands. I don't know exactly where they are with this bill, but it will be a major pain for those that own the affected species. Fences, signs, notify law enforcement and fire depts. notifications, not to mention the $250,000 of insurance that will be required. If you live in Ohio, contact you representative and tell them your opinion of H.B.No. 643.

Here is a link to it: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/b...?ID=126_HB_643

[Freakie_frog]

WOW! That really blows for people that own big constrictors. People who don't know how to keep these animals correctly hurt those of us who do.

[Entropy]

My goodness lawmakers are on a roll this year. The propsed ban in Indiana, this, the other crazy laws trying to be passed.

Wow.

[CeraDigital]

WOW! I am going to make some calls about this. I am royally boned if this gets put into effect!

[MarkS]

Why do they always have to put that '8 foot' limit on things like this? As if that's some kind of magic number... I know people with bullsnakes that are longer then that. Some kinds of carpet pythons get longer then that and they are incapable of seriously harming or killing a human being.

[CeraDigital]

Its because they're all ill-educated ignorami. I didn't enlist in the army just so my freedom can be taken away like this. I have contacted Bob Clark, and Fluker Farms. I'm just waiting on a reply back from them.

[xdeus]

LOL. I love that Exotic Animal list. It's as if they polled a bunch of 2nd graders on what were the scariest animals they could think of. Let's see... I can't keep a green iguana or an elephant, but I can keep any snake in the Viperidae family, and pretty much any crocodilian.

[CeraDigital]

I think Crocodilians and Vipers are for the most part banned in Ohio, or atleast in most areas. They're banned here in Lucas county.

[xdeus]

I think Crocodilians and Vipers are for the most part banned in Ohio, or atleast in most areas. They're banned here in Lucas county.

Yet Elapidae, tigers and lions have been okay?

[CeraDigital]

Yeah, something I don't get either. Leave it up to these "Geniuses" to decide our freedoms, and rights...