Md. Code Regs. 08.03.11.11 - Record-Keeping Requirements
A. A permittee
shall maintain accurate, current, and complete records on forms provided by the
Department. A copy of these records shall be submitted to the Department:
(1) At the time of application for permit renewal;
or
(2) By January 31, following
expiration of the permit, if the permit is not renewed.
B. To prove that any reptile or amphibian held
under a reptile and amphibian permit did not come from the wild in Maryland, a
permittee shall retain as part of the permittee's records for each individual
reptile or amphibian:
(1) One of the following:
(a) A certificate of origin issued at the time an
individual of any species or subspecies of reptiles or amphibians listed in
Regulation .03A and B of this chapter is obtained; or
(b) A bill of sale or other documentation to prove
that the individuals of any species or subspecies of reptiles or amphibians listed
in Regulation .03A and B of this chapter were legally obtained; and
(2) Breeding records for young produced
in captivity by a permittee, including number of young produced by each female of
each species.
C. A
certificate of origin, bill of sale, or other documentation shall include:
(1) Common name;
(2) Scientific name;
(3) Number of individuals by species;
(4) Date of transaction;
(5) Name and address of seller, including Maryland
permit number when applicable.
D. The records referred to in §B of this
regulation shall be maintained for each individual reptile or amphibian possessed by
the permittee for as long as the reptile or amphibian is possessed by the permittee,
or for 3 years following the disposition of each individual reptile or amphibian,
whichever is longer.
E. A certificate of
origin, a bill of sale, or other documentation shall be retained for the individuals
of any species or subspecies of reptiles or amphibians that are similar in
appearance to those species or subspecies regulated under this chapter.
Notes
Regulations .11 adopted effective December 1, 1993 (20:23 Md. R. 1803)
Regulation .11B amended effective March 24, 2008 (35:6 Md. R. 697)
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