§ 5002 Tortoise Possession Permits

• •Only schools, scientists, or zoos can get a permit to have a tortoise.
• •The permit can have rules set by the commission.
• •Regular people can't just keep a tortoise without this special permit.

A school wants to keep a tortoise as a class pet.

The school needs to get a special permit from the department. The permit might have rules, like how to take care of the tortoise. If they don't follow the rules, they might lose the permit.