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CS/HB 1459: Reptiles & Wildlife

GENERAL BILL by Poppell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Davis ; Hasner

Reptiles & Wildlife; requires Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission to establish list of reptiles of concern subject to regulation; requires licensure for capturing, keeping, possessing, or exhibiting of said reptiles; requires safe, secure, & proper housing of reptiles; directs commission to establish requirements for transportation of venomous reptiles of concern; restricts who may open cages, pits, or other containers housing venomous reptile, etc. Amends Ch. 372. APPROPRIATION: $300,000.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/3/2006	House	• Filed
  3/7/2006	House	• Introduced -HJ 00108
  3/17/2006	House	• Referred to Water & Natural Resources (SRC); Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (FC); State Resources Council -HJ 00262
  3/27/2006	House	• On Committee agenda-- Water & Natural Resources (SRC), 03/29/06, 2:00 pm, Reed Hall
  3/29/2006	House	• Favorable by Water & Natural Resources (SRC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00317
  3/30/2006	House	• Now in Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00317
  4/13/2006	House	• On Committee agenda-- Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (FC), 04/17/06, 3:00 pm, 306-H
  4/17/2006	House	• Favorable with CS amendment by Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (FC); YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -HJ 00584
  4/21/2006	House	• Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
  4/22/2006	House	• Now in State Resources Council -HJ 00584
  5/5/2006	House	• Died in State Resources Council, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 471 (Ch. 2006-304)

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• CS/HB 1459, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2006 at 6:18 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 471 (e1)		Troutman	Compare	Last Action: 6/26/2006 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-304 Location:
  S 990 (c2)	Regulated Reptiles	Posey	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2006 S Died in Committee on General Government Appropriations Location:
  S 2202 (c2)	Fish & Wildlife	Baker	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2006 S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00966; Substituted HB 471 -SJ 00861; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 471 (Ch. 2006-304) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (12)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  372.0715
  372.86	Possessing, exhibiting poisonous or venomous reptile; license required.
  372.87	License fee; renewal, revocation.
  372.88	Bond required, amount.
  372.89	Safe housing required.
  372.90	Transportation.
  372.901	Inspection.
  372.91	Who may open cages, pits, or other containers housing poisonous or venomous reptiles.
  372.911	Rewards.
  372.912	Organized poisonous reptile hunts.
  372.92	Rules and regulations.
  372.935

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• HB 1459, Original Filed Version Posted 3/3/2006 at 5:00 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Water & Natural Resources Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Water & Natural Resources Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Citations - Statutes (11)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  372.0715
  372.86	Possessing, exhibiting poisonous or venomous reptile; license required.
  372.87	License fee; renewal, revocation.
  372.88	Bond required, amount.
  372.89	Safe housing required.
  372.90	Transportation.
  372.901	Inspection.
  372.91	Who may open cages, pits, or other containers housing poisonous or venomous reptiles.
  372.911	Rewards.
  372.912	Organized poisonous reptile hunts.
  372.92	Rules and regulations.

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