Your best bet is to read it online. Finding someone to spell it out for you over the phone might be difficult. Even Fish and Wildlife officers [the usual department involved] will often not be intimately familiar with the laws. FYI, regulations concerning health, safety, or communicable diseases may also be involved, due to certain transmissable diseases, venoms, and other potential dangers.
Exotic species:
Exotic WildlifeFish and Wildlife Act
Fish and Wildlife Act [relevant to previous]:
Fish and Wildlife Act
I didn't find anything specifically on herps, but salmonellosis must be verbally reported within 24 hours of diagnosis, with a written report within a week. In Alberta, several turtles are prohibited from import and sale because of the liklihood of transmitting
Salmonella.