Pending Legislation and Changes in Government Rules Regarding Amphibians and Reptiles   (Updated 9/15/03)

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE SEEKS INFORMATION ON BOIGA SNAKES

The United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, has published a notice in The Federal Register, in which it calls for
economic and scientific information regarding the snake Genus Boiga.  The information provided will be used to determine whether all or some of the
28 species of Boiga should be added to a list of "Injurious Wildlife." Injurious wildlife are species that may pose threats to agriculture,
horticulture, forestry, the health and welfare of human beings, or the welfare and survival of wildlife and wildlife resources in the United States. Listing
Boiga snakes as injurious would lead to prohibition of their importation into the United States or its territories.

The Genus Boiga includes rear-fanged and mildly venomous species.  The introduction of the brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis) onto the island of
Guam has directly lead to the extinction of a number of native birds there. Several other species of Boiga occasionally are sold in the U.S. pet trade.

Individuals with information on Boiga snakes are encouraged to comment by November 12, 2003.  The full text of the Federal Register article can be
viewed at: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/pdf/03-23286.pdf

HEADLINE: United States Fish and Wildlife Service to Make Final Endangered Species Listing Determinations Which Could Effect Three Ranid Frogs

llinois Dangerous Animals Act currently the law but linked here for reference.

Response to Proposal of House and Senate Bills Regarding the Keeping of Reptiles