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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm22" data-source="post: 658593" data-attributes="member: 7645"><p>I swung an email to Mark Sasser who is over the nongame wildlife in Alabama and he pretty much green lighted anything you want to do. None of our three Alabama endangered turtle species are likely to live in your ponds and the state gives leeway to a private landowner managing his ponds (or aquaculture would be an extinct business). You are legal and good to go with whatever you want to do..........</p><p></p><p>"The turtles you mentioned would not be found in your pond. Their </p><p>habitat requirements and range is totally different. The gopher </p><p>tortoise is a land turtle, also. Private pond owners are exempt from </p><p>the limit resrictions on some species that may be in your pond, common </p><p>snappers and soft shells, as long as they are not being harvested for </p><p>commercial purposes. Most of the turtles in your pond are probably </p><p>common red-ears and pond sliders. </p><p> </p><p>Mark S. Sasser </p><p>Certified Wildlife Biologist </p><p>Nongame Wildlife Coordinator </p><p>Alabama Division of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries </p><p>64 North Union Street </p><p>Montgomery, AL 36130 </p><p>334-242-3469 "</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm22, post: 658593, member: 7645"] I swung an email to Mark Sasser who is over the nongame wildlife in Alabama and he pretty much green lighted anything you want to do. None of our three Alabama endangered turtle species are likely to live in your ponds and the state gives leeway to a private landowner managing his ponds (or aquaculture would be an extinct business). You are legal and good to go with whatever you want to do.......... "The turtles you mentioned would not be found in your pond. Their habitat requirements and range is totally different. The gopher tortoise is a land turtle, also. Private pond owners are exempt from the limit resrictions on some species that may be in your pond, common snappers and soft shells, as long as they are not being harvested for commercial purposes. Most of the turtles in your pond are probably common red-ears and pond sliders. Mark S. Sasser Certified Wildlife Biologist Nongame Wildlife Coordinator Alabama Division of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries 64 North Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130 334-242-3469 " [/QUOTE]
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