2010 Legislation
DEM Approved Final RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF EXOTIC WILD ANIMALS Effective April 2010
DEM News Release Amended Regulations Regarding Exotic Wild Animals Would Prohibit Ownership of Non-Native or Exotic Amphibians without a Permit 2/23/2010
DEM DRAFT REGULATIONS: NOTICE OF PROPOSED ADOPTION OF NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF EXOTIC WILD ANIMALS AND PUBLIC HEARING 2/1/6/2010
S 2027 RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- IMPORTATION OF WILD ANIMALS
Introduced By: Senators
Democrats: Tassoni (D-22), McBurney (D-15), Doyle (D-8)
Date Introduced: January 13, 2010
Referred To: Senate Constitutional & Regulatory Issues
S2027 TEXT PDF
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 4-18-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 4-18 entitled
"Importation of Wild Animals" is hereby amended to read as follows:
4-18-3. Permit required to import wild animals.
(a) No person shall import into, receive, or possess in this state without first obtaining a permit from the department, animals of the following orders, families, and genera: primates, carnivores, amphibia, reptilia, canidae, and insecta. The director may by regulation designate additional orders, families, genera, or species requiring a permit to import, receive or possess; or the director may by regulation waive the permit requirement for specific species, orders, families and genera.
(b) Any animal care facility accredited by the American zoo and aquarium
association (AZA) shall be exempt from this provision, provided, however, the
facility provides the state veterinarian with a quarterly summary of any and all
animal acquisitions and dispositions.
(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of
subsections (a) or (b), no person shall be permitted to own any of the
following: alligator(s), crocodile(s), python(s), and boa constrictor(s).
Ownership shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars
($1,000).
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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LC00177
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EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF AN A CT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- IMPORTATION OF WILD ANIMALS
This act would prohibit the ownership of alligators, crocodiles, pythons and boa
constrictors. Ownership shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one
thousand dollars. This act would take effect upon passage.
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LC00177
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