Illegal to keep snakes........

[JonD]

Just cruising through my local bylaws for the City of Barrie...I posted the laws below. Says that it's illegal to have Pythons or Boas...... I can see that they don't want the average person owning an elephant or a bear, but come on......Funny how they left out milks, kings, and corns......Good thing Im only here for college, they can honk on bobo!!!!
4.14.12.0.0 EXOTIC ANIMALS
4.14.12.1.0 No person shall own, harbour, possess, keep, sell or offer for sale any animal listed below as a pet or for any other
purpose or for any period of time.
4.14.12.1.2 a) all non-human primates (such as gorillas and
monkeys)
4.14.12.1.3 b) all felids, except the domestic cat
4.14.12.1.4 c) all canids, except the domestic dog
4.14.12.1.5 d) all mustelids (including but not limited to skunks,
weasels, otters, badgers, etc. but not including the
domestic ferret)
4.14.12.1.6 e) all marsupials (including but not limited to
kangaroos and opposums)
4.14.12.1.7 f) all bats
4.14.12.1.8 g) all ursids (bear)
4.14.12.1.9 h) all hyaenas
4.14.12.1.10 i) all snapping turtles
4.14.12.1.11 j) all elephants
4.14.12.1.12 k) all snakes of the families pythonidae and boidae
4.14.12.1.13 l) all poisonous or venomous snakes

[urd]

you cant own or sell non-human primates but it does nt say that you cant sell human primates, so, if u got any little anoying brothers laying around u could be in to mae a buck lol

[Invictus]

Wow, yet another place that has banned even little kenyan sand boas. How stupid.

[Jeff Hathaway]

This is not unusual. Barrie's law has been around for awhile, as have many other municipalities' by-laws. The intent was generally to prohibit large constrictors. Unfortunately, they didn't specify.

Jeff Hathaway
Sciensational Sssnakes!!

[SerpentLust]

Because my Spotted Python is SOOOOO dangerous and lethal, I agree with those laws 100% lol

[Cruciform]

honk on bobo? lol. Carlin is coming to London in April

[Removed_2815]

Originally posted by urd
you cant own or sell non-human primates but it does nt say that you cant sell human primates, so, if u got any little anoying brothers laying around u could be in to mae a buck lol

I am pretty sure the sale of humans is covered under criminal law, not municipal bylaws
R

[mykee]

The thing with these bylaws is that city council would never have even considered snakes, let alone banning them unless some Peon decided to take his retic for a walk to a school yard, and they got complaints up the ying yang.

[Linds]

Originally posted by RMBolton
I am pretty sure the sale of humans is covered under criminal law, not municipal bylaws
R

Damn human rights mumbo jumbo... *grumble grumble* lol

[Sean Day]

How long has this law been around? I am sure I have seen baby burms and balls in the pet stores within the last couple years.

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

Who the hell has a pet Hyena?

Aidan

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Stores are exempt from those laws, they can sell a 25' retic but the buyer cannot own it! Pretty stupid huh? They need to consider what they should be allowed to keep and what not.

[LadyHawke]

Barrie stores are not exempt from those laws. I know of a situation of a Barrie store selling pythons and boas in the back room and by-law officers were called, they had to stop or face charges. Even Display animals have to have special permits even if they are not for sale, a Barrie store had to apply for permits to display to large Burmese pythons a 13 ft and an 18 ft in the store, for educational purposes, took a while to get those too.

and what about those sugar gliders, i cant quite figure that one......they'll rip your arm right off and teeth longer then knives....

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

O. Thanks. I thought most stores were. LOL. But it is correct that some stores are exempt from laws like that correct? I wonder if my pet skunk, badger, and grizzly bear are going to get removed here in Edmonton. Ohh noooo. I hope not. They are sooooo nice to me. Never even bit or sprayed. LOL.

[Darren179]

someone should write them a witty letter.