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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.).〔() 〕 Sections 379.231, 379.372, 379.374, 379.3761, 379.401, and 379.4015 deal with wildlife regulations and were amended by this bill.〔()〕 Broadly, this bill seeks to regulate entities which own, import, sell and/or breed certain prohibited species of reptiles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SIB 318 & SB 572 )〕 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. ==Amendments to existing Florida law== Amendment to section 379.231 and 379.3762 changes the language throughout to bring continuity to the legal text. Amended section 379.372 specifies a list of prohibited species which may not be possessed, imported into the state, sold, bartered, traded, or bred without the authorization of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Prohibited animals include “Burmese or Indian python (''Python molurus''), reticulated python (''Python reticulatus''), Northern African python (''Python sebae''), Southern African python (''Python natalensis''), amethystine or scrub python (''Morelia amethistina''), green anaconda (''Eunectes murinus''), Nile monitor (''Varanus niloticus''), and any other reptile designated as a conditional or prohibited species by the FWC.〔 According to the〔 Amended section 379.3761, F.S. prohibits the sale of any wild animal which is designated as a prohibited or conditional species, reptile of concern, or venomous reptiles in the State of Florida, regardless of the origin of the sale or location of the initial transaction. Amended section 379.4015, F.S. is the penalty section of the amended statute. So called “conditional” or “Prohibited” reptile violations are a level two violation with a mandatory minimum fine of $100, and a requirement that the animal must be surrendered to the FWC unless a permit to possess is applied for and approved. These amendments were made to Florida law to address concerns regarding the introduction of reptile species which seem capable of not only adapting to the local environment, but in fact seem to thrive. Florida Fish and Wildlife has found breeding colonies of Burmese pythons, a large Asian constrictor routinely sold through the United States as a pet, in the Everglades National Park. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wildlife regulations in Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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