not sure if any of you remember the article that was posted a few months ago about the dudes in Bismarck that got busted with the 4 venomous snakes, but since then we've had legislature come through
I think this is excellent because it still allows people to keep them if they go through the proper steps, I believe it is definitely a superior idea to outright banning
from in-forum.com
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BISMARCK - North Dakota's House has agreed to ban private ownership of poisonous snakes, responding to an incident in which two Bismarck men ordered deadly reptiles over the Internet and then showed them off.
Rep. Dwight Wrangham, R-Bismarck, said the legislation permits someone to keep a poisonous snake only if he or she has a permit from the state veterinarian, intends to use the reptile for education, and has the ability to handle and care for it. The bill is HB1326.
Last July, police found four deadly snakes in a Bismarck apartment. Andrew Greff and Doug Feist were charged with misdemeanor reckless endangerment.
The men told authorities they felt safe with the snakes because they lived near a hospital, where they could go if they were bitten.
Representatives chuckled as Wrangham described the reasons for the bill, which was approved 88-0 on Wednesday. It now goes to the Senate for additional review.
"These individuals had taken these snakes to at least one school, under the false premise of getting them identified," Wrangham said. "They knew what they were. They just took them there so they
had an excuse to show people what they had."
After the snake incident, Greff lost his left arm in a pipe bomb explosion.
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