I agree with you about the reptiles. I was once looking at a home to purchase. The house was vacant, the owners had just moved out. But in a back bedroom, they left their iguana and his terrarium. He looked like he was starving to death and had no food, no proper lighting, etc. He was peeling badly and barely moving. I wasn't sure if he was beyond saving. I was HORRIFIED. I freaked out and when we left I was haunted by this poor suffering creature. After a totally sleepless night, I called my realtor to please let me back in the house and to tell the owners they needed to come get this little guy, or I would take him. I ended up calling the police believe it or not and I also got a hold of a local reptile rescue organization. Ultimately, it was turned over to authorities and out of my hands so I never found out how it was resolved, but my realtor and everyone else around me thought I was over-reacting!! We certainly didn't buy the house but I shutter to think of how many people out there have such little disregard for living creatures like fish and reptiles. It still bothers me when I think how that iguana was so neglected and suffering. I hated those people for doing that. Anyhow, that's my rant. Yes, there should be a permit, and why stop there. As a mother of three children, there ought to be approval for that, too!