California "swap meet" bill amended to exclude reptile shows
By Phil Goss · May 10, 2013 6:29 am
California AB 339 (the "swap meet" bill) has been amended to exclude reptile and aquatic trade shows. The bill has been amended in Assembly, read a second time, and re-referred to Committee on Appropriations. Thanks to your voices through USARK's action alerts and collaboration between PIJAC and USARK, reptile and aquatic shows will now be safe.
This was a crucial amendment as all reptile shows, not just shows held more than six times per year, could have been affected. Thank you, Reptile Nation, for your support and action!
The new bill text can be viewed here.
If you have not already done so, you can still contact USFWS to voice your opinion concerning the unfinished rule possibly adding several snake species as injurious under the Lacey Act. Details and steps for action can be found here.
 A longtime reptile breeder, hobbyist, and member of the reptile industry, Phil Goss is the President of the United States Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK), the reptile community's national grassroots organization that works on regulatory issues at the local, state and federal levels. |
