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Thanks to Travis Summers for originally posting this here.
California residents, please be advised that ignorance of your local laws is not a legal defence.
The possession of Axolotls or any Ambystoma species is a crime in the state of California.
It does not matter what your local pet store says, or that you bought them from out of state. It doesn't matter if your local fish and game people in California are not trained well enough at their job to know that Axolotls are illegal there.
(Related to this, it is a violation of US Federal law to ship an axolotl to California from a state outside California where Axolotls are legal. Sadly, one of the testimonials on the AGSC's "Alternative Suppliers" page indicates this does take place. If you wish to report violations by sellers anywhere in the US, contact California Fish and Game Warden Kyle Chang at KCHANG@dfg.ca.gov).
But don't take our word on the illegality of possessing Axolotls in California. Please read the law at the California Department of Fish and Game:
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/pdffiles/fg1518.pdf
Direct your attention to Title 14 on page 7, right hand column, and then look at the Amphibian species listed a page down in section 3 of that title.
In the event that the web document at the Department of Fish and Game in California is moved, I've attached a copy to this message.
Here is a direct quote of Title 14 and the relevant amphibian species:
California residents, please be advised that ignorance of your local laws is not a legal defence.
The possession of Axolotls or any Ambystoma species is a crime in the state of California.
It does not matter what your local pet store says, or that you bought them from out of state. It doesn't matter if your local fish and game people in California are not trained well enough at their job to know that Axolotls are illegal there.
(Related to this, it is a violation of US Federal law to ship an axolotl to California from a state outside California where Axolotls are legal. Sadly, one of the testimonials on the AGSC's "Alternative Suppliers" page indicates this does take place. If you wish to report violations by sellers anywhere in the US, contact California Fish and Game Warden Kyle Chang at KCHANG@dfg.ca.gov).
But don't take our word on the illegality of possessing Axolotls in California. Please read the law at the California Department of Fish and Game:
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/pdffiles/fg1518.pdf
Direct your attention to Title 14 on page 7, right hand column, and then look at the Amphibian species listed a page down in section 3 of that title.
In the event that the web document at the Department of Fish and Game in California is moved, I've attached a copy to this message.
Here is a direct quote of Title 14 and the relevant amphibian species: