*** Florida residents will need the "FL Arthropod Permit" to possess, breed, import, sale and transport select invertebrates.

• FL residents may buy and keep tarantulas (Theraphosidae family) and scorpions of the Hadogenes Pandinus, Heterometrus and Hadrurus genera and any native FL invertebrates, but anything outside of that scope, you will need to apply for a permit to buy, keep, breed, sale, exhibit and transport.

Check the following site for info concerning this:

FAQ for the Florida Arthropod Permit:
http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/onestop/plt/entnempath.html
• Guidelines for Importing Exotic and Non-Florida U.S. Arthropods [PDF]
• DACS-08208 - Application and Permit to Move Organisms Regulated by the State of Florida [PDF]
If you have any questions, please contact: Greg Hodges , E-mail sg@doacs.state.fl.us. , 1911 SW 34 Street, Gainesville, Florida 32608, Phone: (352) 372-3505, Ext. 140, Fax: (352) 334-0737