NC: Owner could get deadly snakes back
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The owner of 60 venomous reptiles that were seized from his home by authorities in North Carolina will get them back if he is not charged, officials say.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/08/11/Owner-could-get-deadly-snakes-back/UPI-59261313111260/

OK: Mayor appoints exotic animals experts to committee charged with approving disabled kangaroo’s residence
Mayor Mike Lester approved appointments Aug. 2 to an Exotic Animal Review Committee charged with approving exceptions to the city's exotic animal code, which councilors created after a Broken Arrow woman requested to keep her disabled kangaroo within city limits.
http://baledger.com/news/mayor-appoints-exotic-animals-experts-to-committee-charged-with-approving/article_06661888-c2d5-11e0-825c-001cc4c002e0.html

AZ: Anti-animal law tabled in Miami
A proposed ordinance came before the Town Council Monday night that would make it a criminal offense “to keep or cause to be kept any livestock or exotic animals” in town.
http://www.silverbelt.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=2868&page=72

TN: Animal Control Officer Questions Tennessee Exotic Pets Law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The exotic monkeys and birds confiscated in two separate raids last week are on their way to a safe primate refuge and bird sanctuary in Texas.
But, back in Tennessee, they leave behind some questions about the laws surrounding exotic animals and if they need to be updated to match the technology being used to purchase them.
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15239124/animal-control-officer-questions-tennessee-exotic-pets-law