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Reptile: Related Statutes

Statute Name Citation Summary
CA - Protected Reptiles & Amphibians - Protected Reptiles and Amphibians (California)   CA FISH & G § 5000 - 5062   These sections are the California statutes that specifically protect certain reptiles and amphibians.  The sections enumerate the protected species and strictly prohibit taking and possession, with  a narrow exception that may be granted by permit to an educational or scientific institution or a public zoological garden.  
CT - Fisheries & Wildlife - Fisheries and Game - Definitions   CT ST § 26-1   Definitions for the Connecticut Statute for Fisheries and Wildlife  
FL - Definitions - Animal Definitions   FL ST § 828.02   The word "animal" shall be held to include every living dumb creature.  
NV - Wildlife - Wildlife defined   NV ST § 501.097   "Wildlife" means any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, whether indigenous to Nevada or not and whether raised in captivity or not.  
NV - Wildlife - Wildlife defined (Admin. Code)   NAC 504.471 (2005)   This administrative provision restricts the shipment, transportation and exportation of wildlife subject to limited exceptions.  
US - Crimes - § 43. Force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises   18 USCS § 43   This federal law provides for crime and penalties for animal enterprise terrorism.  
US - Importation - Crimes for Importation   18 USCS § 42   Under this federal law, no importation of certain listed animals is permitted. Whoever violates this section, or any regulation issued pursuant thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.  
US - Importation - Fraud and False Statements   18 USCS § 1001   Under this federal law, fraudulent statements, orally or in writing, may result in a fine and or imprisonment.  
US - Importation - Mailing of Injurious Article   18 USCS § 1716   All kinds of poison, all articles and compositions containing poison, all poisonous animals, insects, reptiles, all explosives, inflammable materials, infernal machines, and mechanical, chemical, or other devices or compositions which may ignite or explode, all disease germs or scabs, and all other natural or artificial articles, compositions, or material which may kill or injure another, or injure the mails or other property, whether or not sealed as first-class matter, are nonmailable matter and shall not be conveyed in the mails or delivered from any post office or station thereof, nor by any officer or employee of the Postal Service.  
US - Lacey Act - Conspiracy Statute   18 USCS § 371   If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. If, however, the offense, the commission of which is the object of the conspiracy, is a misdemeanor only, the punishment for such conspiracy shall not exceed the maximum punishment provided for such misdemeanor.  
US - Smuggling - Anti-Smuggling Statute   18 USCS § 545   This federal law provides punishment for smuggling merchandise (including animals) into the United States.  
US - Taxation - Evading Tax   26 U.S.C. § 7201  

This federal law provides that any person who willfully evades or attempts to evade taxes shall be guilty of a felony.

 
US - Trade - Tariff Act of 1930   19 USCS § 1481   This federal law outlines the requirements for importation invoices.  

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