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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DustyD" data-source="post: 195595" data-attributes="member: 36911">I personally think that there hasn't been a lot of interest and advocacy expressed for tarantulas and certainly not like herps. The Maine Herpetological Society has been around more than 30 years advocating for captive care of reptiles and amphibians. So it is not surprising that there are more than 120 reptiles/ amphibians on the unrestricted list, including monitor lizards and large snakes. I don't think there are any venemous snakes on the list.Times have changed and i think the regulations have been stricter and more lenient in the past. Maybe 20 years ago I applied and got a permit to "import" and possess a few tarantulas, including several Brachypelma and a Chilean rosea. I never did buy them, life came up. Then about 10 years ago I was told i could only get tarantulas if I was using them for educational purposes or as part of my occupation, such as an animal rehabber.The current changes came out in 2017 and seem to be inbetween.</blockquote>