Python norms and lizards were sold via social media and generated more than 100,000 kronor annually for a private individual. However, the man is now being prosecuted, suspected of species protection crimes, as he did not have the correct certificates for his business.
During a house search, the police found several reptiles, and according to the indictment, he had advertised animals on eleven occasions without having convincing certificates of origin, i.e., papers on where the reptiles came from.
The regulations are vague and difficult to interpret. He has had several contacts with the Board of Agriculture and received information that he has tried to the best of his ability and believed he had fulfilled, says Lars Blad, the lawyer for the man who denies the crime according to SVT Skåne.
