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PUBLIC COMMENTS SENT TO USFWS REGARDING PROPOSED FEDERAL BAN ON CONSTRICTOR SNAKES, aka "PYTHON BAN" 

For the Background Info See: Burmese Python and Other Constrictors Issues

Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule to List Giant Constrictor Snakes as Injurious Wildlife Reopened 07/01/2010
FWS Press: Service Reopens Public Comment Period on Plan to Restrict Giant Invasive Snakes 7/1/2010
Federal Register: Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing the Boa Constrictor, Four Python Species, and Four Anaconda Species as Injurious Reptiles 7/1/2010
FWS: Questions and Answers
Injurious Wildlife A Summary of the Injurious Provisions of the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42; 50 CFR 16)

 

Below are just few comments received by USFWS regarding: Injurious Wildlife Species; Review of Information Concerning Constrictor Snakes From Python, Boa, and Eunectes genera January 31, 2008

To read ALL the comments CLICK HERE

 

SUPPORTERS OF THE PYTHON BAN

 (aka, Enemies of The Responsible Exotic Animal Ownership)

GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, DATE

American Bird Conservancy By George Fenwick President April 29, 2008

AUDUBON OF FLORIDA * COLLIER COUNTY AUDUBON SOCIETY*EVERGLADES FOUNDATION * EVERGLADES LAW CENTER * EVERGLADES TRUST*FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION * FRIENDS OF THE FLORIDA PANTHER REFUGE*SANIBEL CAPTIVA AUDUBON SOCIETY * SIERRA CLUB LOXAHATCHEE GROUP SIERRA CLUB MIAMI GROUP * SOUTH FLORIDA AUDUBON SOCIETY May 11, 2010

Born Free, API By Monica Engebretson, April 23, 2008

National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species, Defenders of Wildlife, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Union of Concerned Scientists, and the Florida Wildlife FederationBy Peter T. Jenkins, April 30, 2008

National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species, Defenders of Wildlife, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Areas Association, Natural Resources Defense Council,
The Nature Conservancy, Union of Concerned Scientists
By Peter T. Jenkins, May 10, 2010
AVMA, American Veterinary Medical Association By Elizabeth A. Curry-Galvin, DVM, May 11, 2010
Attack on USARK By Various USGS Supporting Academics, January 20, 2010
The Wildlife Society By Bruce Leopold, Ph.D. May 11, 2010
PETA, People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals By Jason Clark April 12, 2010
HSUS, Humane Society of the United States April 30, 2008
HSUS, Humane Society of the United States By Beth Preiss, May 11, 2010
The Nature Conservancy By Kristina Serbesoff-King, May 12, 2010
 
 

 

 

OPPOSITION TO THE PYTHON BAN

GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, DATE

AZA, Association of Zoos and Aquariums By Steve Olson Vice President, Government Affairs, May 10, 2010
AZA, Association of Zoos and Aquariums By Steve Olson Vice President, Government Affairs, April 28, 2008
PIJAC, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council May 11, 2010
PIJAC: Extension Request By Marshall Meyers, CEO April 27, 2010
PIJAC By Marshall Meyers and Jamie K. Reaser, PhD, April 30, 2008
Buffalo Zoo By Penny Danielewicz & Donna Fernandes, PhD, May 11, 2010
REXANO By Zuzana Kukol, March 30, 2010
REXANO By Zuzana Kukol, April 30, 2008
World Museum of Natural History By E. A. (Billy) Hankins, III, M.D., April 24, 2008
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries April 28, 2008
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies By Ronald J. Regan May 11, 2010
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies By Matt Hogan, April 30, 2008
USARK Response to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 2010
USARK, US Association of Reptile Keepers By Andrew Wyatt, May 11, 2010
USARK: Extension Request By Andrew Wyatt, April 29, 2010
SBA: Small Business Administration Advocacy By Susan M. Walthall and Jamie Belcore Saloom, May 10, 2010
National Retail Federation By Erik O. Autor, April 12, 2010
University of Alabama By Stephen M. Secor April 26, 2010
PETSMART By Geoffrey Hawkins, April 19, 2010
 
 

 

 

NEUTRAL INFORMATION or SUBMITTED TESTIMONIES & ATTACHMENTS

GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, DATE

Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife April 20, 2010
State Venomous/Non-Native Snake Laws & Regulations By PIJAC Spring 2010
ARAV: The Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians By Wilbur D. Amand,VMD, April 28, 2008
TESTIMONY OF SCOTT HARDIN, EXOTIC SPECIES COORDINATOR, FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, JOINT OVERSIGHT HEARING OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE March 23, 2010
USARK to USGS: Information Quality Act Request for Correction of Information May 3, 2010
 
 
 

 

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