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Wildlife regulations in Florida

Bill CS/SB 318 is an amendment passed by the State of Florida in June 2010 which amends several sections of Chapter 379 of the Florida Statutes (F.S.).[1] Sections 379.231, 379.372, 379.374, 379.3761, 379.401, and 379.4015 deal with wildlife regulations and were amended by this bill.[2] Broadly, this bill seeks to regulate entities which own, import, sell and/or breed certain prohibited species of reptiles.[3] Specifically this bill prohibits the ownership of a variety of commonly kept pythons and monitor species. Additionally, the bill provided rules for a commission to add species of reptiles to the prohibited list.

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  3. ^ "SIB 318 & SB 572". Myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2015-02-26.