Exotic pet laws?
Exotic pet laws?
Are there any laws in Cambodia that regulate or prohibit the ownership of exotic pets? In the United States and Canada, each state/province has a different set of laws, and some states/provinces severely restrict what kinds of species a person can own. California, for example, bans nearly every kind of conceivable species.
With this being the case, does anyone know if there are any laws regulating or prohibiting exotic pet ownership in Cambodia? The species I am wondering about are monitor lizards, snakes (such as boa constrictors and Burmese pythons), and wallabies. Is it possible to import any of these species from overseas? (For example, buying a monitor lizard from a breeder in the United States and then taking that animal to Cambodia).
If importing these species is implausible, then does anyone know of any reptile breeders or wallaby breeders within Cambodia that sell these animals? As I said, I'm wondering if even owning these pets is allowed in the first place in Cambodia -- perhaps someone knows someone living in Cambodia who owns a pet boa constrictor, or maybe there's a reptile store in Cambodia that I'm unaware of.
Regarding potential importation, I've done Internet searches regarding these species, but have found nothing. The only thing I found was the website which handles animal importation in general, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, but their website is in Khmer so I couldn't read it.
With this being the case, does anyone know if there are any laws regulating or prohibiting exotic pet ownership in Cambodia? The species I am wondering about are monitor lizards, snakes (such as boa constrictors and Burmese pythons), and wallabies. Is it possible to import any of these species from overseas? (For example, buying a monitor lizard from a breeder in the United States and then taking that animal to Cambodia).
If importing these species is implausible, then does anyone know of any reptile breeders or wallaby breeders within Cambodia that sell these animals? As I said, I'm wondering if even owning these pets is allowed in the first place in Cambodia -- perhaps someone knows someone living in Cambodia who owns a pet boa constrictor, or maybe there's a reptile store in Cambodia that I'm unaware of.
Regarding potential importation, I've done Internet searches regarding these species, but have found nothing. The only thing I found was the website which handles animal importation in general, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, but their website is in Khmer so I couldn't read it.
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I don't know about imports, but it is illegal to keep wild animals here. I knew one neighbor who had a huge Burmese Python but he had caught it when it was very young (his house is next to a swamp).
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Wallabies are my favourite reptiles
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Geckos are legal here just can't cage them though only free range allowed. They make wonderful pets and are inexpensive to keep.
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Even if you were allowed to, why would you want to import a wallaby to Cambodia ?rozzieoz wrote:Wallabies are my favourite reptiles
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edit: Particularly, as elsewhere on this forum you say this :
Are you planning on doing the trip with a wallaby, a boa constrictor and a large monitor lizard ? Trip report please. Lol.As I said, I was planning on driving a Cambodian-plated car from Cambodia, through Thailand, and then onto Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (as that is the only overland way to get to these countries).
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if one can get away with murder, whats a few exotic animal laws?
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Are you planning on doing the trip with a wallaby, a boa constrictor and a large monitor lizard ? Trip report please. Lol.
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rozzieoz wrote:Wallabies are my favourite reptiles
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Please tell, what makes a Wallaby a reptile ?
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
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It was a joke lol!
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rozzieoz wrote:It was a joke lol!
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