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Court affirms ruling on interstate commerce of injurious species

April 14, 2017

On April 7, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling in favor of the U.S. Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK), lifting restrictions on interstate commerce of injurious species listed under the Lacey Act. …

TWS Weighs in on Invasives Case

April 24, 2015

The United States Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK) has filed litigation against the U.S. Department of the Interior over the determination of eight nonnative constrictor snakes as injurious species under the Lacey Act. TWS, the …