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Posted by Marcia on July 26, 2001 at 15:12:40:

In Reply to: Re: Does anyone know the field collecting laws in Nebraska? n/p posted by Dan Fogell on July 26, 2001 at 13:30:54:

: It depends on what you want to collect and WHY you want to collect it. To collect herps for exploitation, you need a permit - however the permit is free. You are expected to report your results to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission at regular specified intervals. If you want to collect anything from state-owned lands, you need a scientific collecting permit...again, a free permit but not as easily obtained. If you are collecting for a personal collection, no permit is needed. Sadly enough, we are one of the few states that essentially do not regulate the take of our non-game resources. This is preparing to change however, and there are discussions right now about affording protection to ALL Nebraska's herps. This is a slow-moving change, but it IS inevitable. Keep in mind, however, that enforcement is the key. If you read some of the Field Collecting Forum posts you will see that states like Kansas and Iowa - which protect their herpetofauna - still experience a fair amount of collecting (or more appropriately, poaching). There are some species in Nebraska that cannot be collected - massasaugas and horned lizards - because they are either threatened or endangered. As far as the rat snakes go (I assume since you're posting here this is where your interests lie), none are protected in Nebraska, but also, none are really very abundant either - especially Great Plains rat snakes. I hope this helps you. If you have any more questions about Nebraska's herps, you can e-mail me off post. Thanks.

: Dan Fogell

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: : It depends on what you want to collect and WHY you want to collect it. To collect herps for exploitation, you need a permit - however the permit is free. You are expected to report your results to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission at regular specified intervals. If you want to collect anything from state-owned lands, you need a scientific collecting permit...again, a free permit but not as easily obtained. If you are collecting for a personal collection, no permit is needed. Sadly enough, we are one of the few states that essentially do not regulate the take of our non-game resources. This is preparing to change however, and there are discussions right now about affording protection to ALL Nebraska's herps. This is a slow-moving change, but it IS inevitable. Keep in mind, however, that enforcement is the key. If you read some of the Field Collecting Forum posts you will see that states like Kansas and Iowa - which protect their herpetofauna - still experience a fair amount of collecting (or more appropriately, poaching). There are some species in Nebraska that cannot be collected - massasaugas and horned lizards - because they are either threatened or endangered. As far as the rat snakes go (I assume since you're posting here this is where your interests lie), none are protected in Nebraska, but also, none are really very abundant either - especially Great Plains rat snakes. I hope this helps you. If you have any more questions about Nebraska's herps, you can e-mail me off post. Thanks. : : Dan Fogell

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