Re: proposed law in Pennsylvania!!!!!
Posted by Nascent Systems on 2/06/08

Well a lot of People attended the meeting, the ruling was
not Passed!

On 1/18/08, Laura wrote:
>
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/lib/pgc/pdf/january_agenda_20
> 08.pdf (scroll to G 137.1
>
> WIll make it ILLEGAL to own or sell Nanday Conures in
> Pennsylvania! Please write and tell them NO WAY!
>
> It reads:
> G. Amend 58 Pa. Code, §137.1.
> Commentary: Currently, §137.1 requires a person importing
> lawfully acquired wildlife,
> or parts thereof, for menagerie, educational or scientific
> purposes to
> obtain an importation permit, but does not require an
> importation permit
> for exotic wildlife dealer or exotic wildlife possession
> permit holders. In
> an effort to create consistency in the regulations and
> increase the
> Commission’s capabilities to address wildlife
> epidemiological concerns,
> the Commission is proposing to amend §137.1 (relating to
> importation,
> sale and release of certain wildlife) to specifically
> require propagation,
> exotic wildlife dealer and exotic wildlife possession
> permit holders to
> acquire an importation permit prior to importing any
> wildlife into this
> Commonwealth. The Commission is also proposing to amend
> §137.1 to
> prohibit the importation, possession, sale and release of
> all non-human
> primates and the Conure-Nanday, sometimes referred to as
> the Blackhooded
> Parakeet, in response to human health/safety and wildlife
> habitat
> health purposes.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• proposed law in Pennsylvania!!!!!, 1/18/08, by Laura.
• Re: proposed law in Pennsylvania!!!!!, 2/06/08, by Nascent Systems.
• Re: proposed law in Pennsylvania!!!!!, 2/20/08, by Todd Quinn.
• Re: proposed law in Pennsylvania!!!!!, 2/20/08, by Todd Quinn.
• Re: proposed law in Pennsylvania!!!!!, 2/20/08, by Todd Quinn.