Where to certify legality?

[lynn81875]

Hi everyone!

Where would you recommend I look for legal status of Salamandra? I live in Minnesota, and nothing seems to say anything about non-native salamanders.

Thank you in advance,

Lynn

 

[minorhero]

Hi everyone!

Where would you recommend I look for legal status of Salamandra? I live in Minnesota, and nothing seems to say anything about non-native salamanders.

Thank you in advance,

Lynn

It's hard to prove a negative. A quick perusal of Minnesota law all concerned native salamanders. I didn't see anything about non-natives, let alone non-native captive bred animals. If you want something 'official' you can contact the local DNR and see if they will tell you its ok. While I have no experience with Minnesota, my own DNR I found to be less then helpful, usually due to a lack of knowledge of the laws they are supposed to enforce. Good luck.

 

[lynn81875]

It's hard to prove a negative. A quick perusal of Minnesota law all concerned native salamanders. I didn't see anything about non-natives, let alone non-native captive bred animals. If you want something 'official' you can contact the local DNR and see if they will tell you its ok. While I have no experience with Minnesota, my own DNR I found to be less then helpful, usually due to a lack of knowledge of the laws they are supposed to enforce. Good luck.

Thank you for your response! I'll try contacting the DNR and see if I can get something official. Thanks again.