I decided to make this topic as a tool for people looking at their national, state and/or local laws or if they’re thinking about moving and want to check the laws on reptiles in that area. If there are any local laws in a certain state you can add that in the state drop-down. To edit you can either edit the topic or comment info and I can add it. I’m looking for info regarding what reptiles are legal/illegal to keep (whether exotic, venomous, local reptile found in the wild, is a license needed, etc.) and any laws restricting the sale of reptiles and/or licences needed to sell certain reptiles.
Canada
Alberta
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British Columbia
Vancouver
Native species are illegal including gopher snakes and bullsnakes
Manitoba
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Ontario
Toronto
All of the following are prohibited:
Alligators, crocodiles, gavials – and other Crocodylia
All snakes that reach an adult length larger than 3 metres (about 9’ 10")
All lizards that reach an adult length larger than 2 metres (about 6’ 7")
All venomous and poisonous animals
Source: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/animals-pets/pets-in-the-city/prohibited-animals/
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Michigan
Regulations on keeping reptiles
I can’t find anything, it seems as if there aren’t any restrictions, someone can update this if they find anything
Regulations on taking wildlife
Taking reptiles and amphibians for personal use requires a fishing license. BANS taking herp for commercial purposes. BANS taking, possessing, buying and selling the following herp from the wild except by permit for scientific research, conservation, or educational purposes: Eastern massasauga, queen snake, blanding’s turtle, wood turtle, Eastern box turtle, grey rat snake except common albino colors, boreal chorus frog, Western lesser siren, mudpuppy, fowler’s toad, pickerel frog, Butler’s garter snake, smooth green snake. BANS taking and possessing wild-caught threatened and endangered species (includes Kirtland’s snake, copper-bellied water snake, Eastern fox snake, six-lined racerunner, spotted turtle, marbled salamander, small-mouth salamander, and Blanchard’s cricket frog) except by permit for scientific research, conservation, or educational purposes. Allows taking other native herp as follows: 10/day and possess 10 frogs, toads and salamanders, 2/day (1/species) and possess 4 (2/species) snapping and softshell turtles (snapping turtles must be 13”), 3/day (limit 2 turtles and 1/species) and possess 6 (limit 4 turtles and 4/species) of all other turtles, snakes and lizards.
Source: http://www.uappeal.org/michigan.html
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Ohio
All of the following are illegal to keep, buy, sell, or breed:
Komodo dragons
Alligators
Crocodiles
Caiman excluding dwarf caiman
All of the following snakes that are twelve feet or longer: (I assume this means you can keep these species as long as they don’t grow twelve feet or longer)
Green anacondas
Yellow anacondas
Reticulated pythons
Indian pythons
Burmese pythons
North African rock pythons
South African rock pythons
Amethystine pythons
Species of the following families:
Atractaspididae
Elapidae
Viperidae
Boomslang snakes;
Twig snakes.
Source: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/935
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