IMPORTANT! NEW Exotic Pet Ban Lacey Act UPDATE w/ USARK

I talk to Phil Goss, president of USARK and ask him the questions you all have been asking me the most. Like does this Lacey Act Ban include tarantulas? Why should tarantula and invert keepers support an organization that protects reptile keeper rights? And what is the latest news and updates on the Lacey Act Amendment 2022? You can watch the entire podcast on my 2nd channel @The Exotic Pet Collective or listen anywhere you get your podcasts.

Q: Does this include invertebrates?

Yes. We know that aquatic invertebrates are included. While the legislation does not mention terrestrial invertebrates, FWS can regulate terrestrial invertebrates (i.e., Endangered Species Act), and terrestrial invertebrates are included in the FWS definition of wildlife:

“Wildlife is any living or dead wild animal, its parts, and products made from it. Wildlife not only includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, but also invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans, arthropods, mollusks and coelenterates.” – FWS

Also, within the Lacey Act the term “fish or wildlife” means: any wild animal, whether alive or dead, including without limitation any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, coelenterate, or other invertebrate, whether or not bred, hatched, or born in captivity, and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof.

www.USARK.org
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