Section 885.130  Resident Herptile Special Use Permit Provisions

a)         Special use herptiles for which a Herptile Special Use Permit has been issued will not count against an individual's possession limits under the Herpetoculture Permit. 

b)         It shall be unlawful for any person to propagate or attempt to propagate any special use herptile, either intentionally or unintentionally, without a Herptile Special Use Permit.

c)         It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any special use herptile without a Herptile Special Use Permit.

d)         Additions of specimens to Herptile Special Use Permits must be approved prior to acquisition of the specimens. Any changes in numbers of specimens possessed must be reported to the Department in writing no later than the first business day after that change occurs.

e)         A minimum of 6 documented educational programs shall be required of each permittee per calendar year.

f)         The special use herptile shall be maintained in a facility that meets the requirements of Sections 10-25, 20-15 and 25-15 of the Act and Section 885.160 of this Part.

g)         Educational program use of special use herptiles shall be in accordance with Sections 10-30, 20-20 and 25-20 of the Act.

h)         Transport of special use herptiles shall be in accordance with Sections 10-35, 20-25 and 25-25 of the Act.

i)          All special use herptiles must be pit-tagged or microchipped to individually identify them unless the specimen is too small to be tagged or chipped.  In that case, a color photograph documenting pattern aberrancies unique to that specimen may be accepted until the herptile is larger, at the sole discretion of the Department.

j)          The Herptile Special Use Permit, or a valid copy of the permit, must be in the possession of the holder or his or her agent (the agent must be disclosed in the permit application) when engaged in activities involving special use herptile species and presented upon demand to any authorized officer or agent of the Department or authorized local, state or federal law enforcement officer.

k)         No person shall transfer a Herptile Special Use Permit to another person.

l)          The authorization on the face of a permit that allows specific activities (such as taking, possession, etc.), specifies the number or quantity of special use herptile specimens or products, or otherwise specifically limits the permit are to be strictly construed and shall not be interpreted to permit similar or related matters outside the scope of strict construction.