CDT in Washington? (Vancouver)

[Floof]

No pics on the ad. Link: http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pet/2804529670.html
"Californian desert tortoise .........about size of a pie......major lover walks around our home with cat and dog .......needs to go to new home as we are moving to Alaska to a small apartment......asking for rehoming fee of $40............I have pics as well"

 

[lynnedit]

I saw that. I thought about emailing for pics, can't imagine it is a CDT unless they brought it across state lines illegally?
I am almost afraid to ask...

 

[Floof]

I saw that. I thought about emailing for pics, can't imagine it is a CDT unless they brought it across state lines illegally?
I am almost afraid to ask...

Ditto... How would the laws even work on that, if you acquired an illegally transported (so to speak) tortoise? Does Washington even have laws on DTs? I don't imagine so--but I've never read WA reptile laws beyond what applies to snakes, anyway.

 

[dmmj]

There are probably lots of desert tortoises crossing state lines, as for the law since it is a federally protected species I would imagine they wold send it back to califoria to be placed up for adoption.

 

[Floof]

Okay, so the laws on CDTs are federal, not just state? Good to know... And good point, there probably are--just not often you see them being sold outside of Cali, lol.

 

[Yvonne G]

And everyone should bear in mind that even though it is labelled as "re-home fee" it is still "selling." It is just as illegal to buy as it is to sell desert tortoises (or any of the Gopherus species.