Registrations will ONLY be accepted for shows with POSTED forms!
All show rules apply to everyone - please review them carefully!
1. Absolutely NO venomous: No surgically altered: NO venomous animals of any kind.
2. No imported reptiles. Captive bred or "quality" farm raised animals only if we wouldn't buy it, you won't be allowed to sell it. You get the idea! This rule will be strictly enforced.
3. Vendor set-up will start Friday at 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Saturday 7:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Sunday 10 am until 11:00 a.m.
4 . All animals must be kept in clean, suitable, secure and humane containers. We discourage keeping animals in the hotel rooms. Please arrange to keep animals in the convention building only - no animals can be displayed or kept uncaged elsewhere in the facility. Recaptured animals that escape from your tables are considered fair game for the Auction. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !!
5. Endangered species or other "permit animals" must not be sold or displayed without proper legal documentation from the seller and the buyer. Department of Natural Resources of Texas, Fish and Wildlife Service and other undercover personnel will be present.
6. Only paid Vendors/Dealers are allowed to sell or display animals during show hours at the Convention Center only. All animals must be sold by Vendors/Dealers only. Once a "sold" animal leaves the building, it cannot be brought back inside. A "hold for (with the buyer's name note)" can be kept secure - behind the vendor's table - if the buyer needs to leave the building temporarily. No sales or transactions can be conducted in the parking lots, from vehicles at the hotels, restaurants, the hotel rooms and hotel lobbies.
7. Professional security will be provided Friday night until Saturday morning and Saturday night until Sunday morning. No one may enter during these times for any reason. The building will be locked and protected by armed security during the off show hours. There will be no other weapons of any kind allowed during the show hours, except for security personnel.
8. One Vendor name badge will be issued for each paid booth (no sharing or swapping of badges). Vendors are entitled to purchase one additional badge per paid booth. Vendor passes are to be used by the registered vendor and his associates/employees only. Only show personnel VIP’s and registered vendors will be allowed in the hall during set-up/breakdown hours.
9. Vendors who are sharing tables or selling animals on consignment for friends are held responsible for animals placed on their tables. Know what you are selling, whether it's yours or not! The vendor who rents the table is held responsible for following all the show rules. No subletting of tables is allowed without the permission of show management.
10. All items for sale must be animal related or products/services relating to the show's environmental goals.
11. All exhibitors are expected to act in a professional manner. In appropriate behavior (angry outbursts, verbal threats or physical violence) will not be invited back the following year and may be asked to exit the show immediately.
12. N.A.R.B.C Conference and Trade Show and the Host Hotel's cannot be held responsible for damage, theft or injuries and they also reserve the right to expel anyone that is in violation of these rules. Since the show coordinator must deal with the possible misinterpretation of these rules or numerous unforeseen problems, the show coordinator reserves the right to remove any animal or any exhibitor for any reason.
NOTE: An inspection by qualified professionals and other vendors, will be conducted before and during the show.
Please take the captive bred rule very seriously. It will be enforced. NARBC wishes to maintain a reputation for offering only high quality, healthy, captive bred animals. If it is not healthy do not bring it to the show! NARBC is not responsible for omission or error at time of print.
Completed forms email to:
Jacqueline Sutherland
j.sutherland@dallas.gov
Herp species typically sold at reptile shows are not affected by the Dallas ordinance. Amphibians, corn snakes, hognose snakes, other colubrids, lizards, monitors, geckos, invertebrates, etc., will be allowed for sale across the board! The only species affected will be most boas and pythons:
For Pythons: only ball pythons are allowed under the Dallas ordinance
For Boas: only red-tailed boas are allowed under the Dallas ordinance
All other pythons and boas can be displayed with a permit, which can be easily attained from Dallas Animal Control. Just email us to get this permit and instructions. Prohibited Animals cannot be sold in Dallas or possessed by Dallas residents. Transactions will need to occur outside of Dallas.
Section 7 of the Dallas Code, titled Prohibited Animals, bans the possession and sale of certain animals in Dallas. Specifically:
...a margay, badger, wolf, dingo, elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, non-human primate (other than a spider monkey or capuchin), crocodile, alligator, caiman, gavial, venomous amphibian or reptile, racer, boa (other than a red-tail boa), water snake, python (other than a ball python), hawk, eagle, vulture, and owl;
Also, no live animals are allowed as donations at the USARK auction.
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Attention Vendors who sell the following ONLY:
Effective Since April 1, 2008, you will need to have $60 Commercial Controlled Exotic Snake Permit if you plan to sell any of the snakes listed above. Sellers will need to provide a receipt to the purchaser for all transactions involving the snakes listed, and purchaser will have 21 days to get their $20 Recreational Controlled Exotic Snake Permit.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved the publication of proposed regulations that would require a new permit for people who sell, transport or possess venomous snakes not indigenous to Texas, plus four species of pythons and one species of anaconda. Under House Bill 12, enacted by the 80th Texas Legislature, the commission is required to establish permits authorizing the possession and transportation of the snakes listed above.
The bill also prohibits the release of these snakes into the wild in Texas.
Texas Parks & Wildlife - New Nongame Regulations Frequently Asked Questions
The proposed regulations would require anyone who possesses one of the controlled exotic snakes, but does not sell snakes, to buy a $20 Recreational Controlled Exotic Snake Permit, Permit No. 580. People who buy a controlled exotic snake from a pet store could use their sales receipt as a temporary recreational permit good for 21 days, giving them time to buy an official Texas Parks and Wildlife Department permit.
Dealers who possess or transport controlled exotic snakes for sale would need to pay a $60 Commercial Controlled Exotic Snake Permit. This permit would be required for each permanent place of business where controlled exotic snakes are sold. Permitted businesses would need to maintain a daily record of snake sales, which would have to be kept for two years and made available to TPWD upon request, Permit No. 581. Either permit could be obtained anywhere Texas hunting and fishing licenses are sold. When you go to obtain your permit, be sure to tell them the permit number you are wanting to purchase.
Permit Links & Resources
FAQs Relating to the Possession, Purchase, Sale, or Transportation of Certain SnakesRegistrations will ONLY be accepted for shows with POSTED forms!