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Index of Subjects --20cf30780c32e5444d04ad8b9f93 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Here is an interesting Nova Scotia Supreme Court case<http://www.courts.ns.ca/decisions_recent/documents/2011nssc248_mtd.pdf>regarding a pet turtle: SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA Citation: Palmer v. Nova Scotia (Natural Resources), 2011 NSSC 248 Subject: Ownership of wildlife found in a state of nature; a non-native species of turtle that must have either escaped captivity or been released into the wild. ... By the Court [orally]: [1] This is an application in chambers brought by Mark Palmer both for himself and his two daughters, Samantha and Allison, who are respectively eight and five years-of-age. I think the crux of the matter in this case is that it is illegal to remove a turtle *from the wild* to keep as a pet. On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:58 PM, <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Hi all, > I just spoke with DNR's regional biologist about the Red-eared Turtle. > Apparently it is illegal to keep one. The Minister of Natural Resources has > the power to ban certain animal species under regulations stemming from the > N.S. Wildlife Act. Apparently the Red-eared Turtle is on this "no-pets" > list. > This explains why you can no longer find it in pet stores. Who knew? DNR > staff are picking up my turtle tomorrow morning. > Dusan Soudek > > ---- duartess@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > > I know it had to do with them carrying salmonella and so pet stores were > no longer allowed to sell them. This was years ago of course. I don't know > how some people have acquired them since but know they're still out there. > > > > I don't know what Health Canada says about them now, however. > > > > Gayle > > > > > > ---- Elizabeth Doull <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > I have question, Gayle > > > > > > Is it now illegal to own a red-eared slider as a pet? If so, why are > we > > > still seeing them today? I remember having one as a kid years ago! > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > liz > > > ........... > > > Maybe Kents at MicMac Mall might want it. In their Garden Center they > have > > > an artificial pond with 3 (I believe) Red-eared Sliders residing in it. > As > > > for DNR, I recall an incident not long ago where a family had their > Slider > > > that had been their pet for years, confiscated by DNR. They were going > to > > > destroy it and the family, I believe, had to take the whole situation > to > > > court & it was only then that DNR released it to the Wildlife park. > > > > > > Gayle MacLean > > > Dartmouth > > > > > > > > -- Rick Ballard Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada http://www.ideaphore.com --20cf30780c32e5444d04ad8b9f93 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here is an interesting <a href=3D"http://www.courts.ns.ca/decisions_recent/= documents/2011nssc248_mtd.pdf">Nova Scotia Supreme Court case</a> regarding= a pet turtle:<br><br><div style=3D"margin-left: 40px;">SUPREME COURT OF NO= VA SCOTIA<br> Citation: Palmer v. Nova Scotia (Natural Resources), 2011 NSSC 248<br><br>S= ubject: Ownership of wildlife found in a state of nature; a non-native spec= ies of<br>turtle that must have either escaped captivity or been released i= nto the<br> wild.<br>...<br>By the Court [orally]:<br>[1] This is an application in cha= mbers brought by Mark Palmer both for himself<br>and his two daughters, Sam= antha and Allison, who are respectively eight and five<br>years-of-age.<br> </div><br>I think the crux of the matter in this case is that it is illegal= to remove a turtle <i>from the wild</i> to keep as a pet.<br><br><div clas= s=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:58 PM, <span dir=3D"ltr"><<= a href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca">soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></= span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hi all,<br> =A0 I just spoke with DNR's regional biologist about the Red-eared Tur= tle. Apparently it is illegal to keep one. The Minister of Natural Resource= s has the power to ban certain animal species under regulations stemming fr= om the N.S. Wildlife Act. Apparently the Red-eared Turtle is on this "= no-pets" list.<br> =A0 This explains why you can no longer find it in pet stores. Who knew? D= NR staff are picking up my turtle tomorrow morning.<br> =A0 Dusan Soudek<br> <div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br> ---- <a href=3D"mailto:duartess@ns.sympatico.ca">duartess@ns.sympatico.ca</= a> wrote:<br> > I know it had to do with them carrying salmonella and so pet stores we= re no longer allowed to sell them. This was years ago of course. I don'= t know how some people have acquired them since but know they're still = out there.<br> ><br> > I don't know what Health Canada says about them now, however.<br> ><br> > Gayle<br> ><br> ><br> > ---- Elizabeth Doull <<a href=3D"mailto:edoull@ns.sympatico.ca">edo= ull@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote:<br> > > I have =A0question, Gayle<br> > ><br> > > Is it now illegal to own a red-eared slider as a pet? =A0If so, w= hy are we<br> > > still seeing them today? =A0I remember having one =A0as a kid yea= rs ago!<br> > ><br> > > thanks<br> > ><br> > > liz<br> > > ...........<br> > > Maybe Kents at MicMac Mall might want it. In their Garden Center = they have<br> > > an artificial pond with 3 (I believe) Red-eared Sliders residing = in it. As<br> > > for DNR, I recall an incident not long ago where a family had the= ir Slider<br> > > that had been their pet for years, confiscated by DNR. They were = going to<br> > > destroy it and the family, I believe, had to take the whole situa= tion to<br> > > court & it was only then that DNR released it to the Wildlife= park.<br> > ><br> > > Gayle MacLean<br> > > Dartmouth<br> > ><br> > ><br> <br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br&g