. . "It is therefore legal, on the basis of the list, to sell certain animals that may have been considered alien or exotic, e.g., rodents such as hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, and chinchillas.[20] The Norwegian government recently decided to retain a thirty-seven-year-old ban on reptile and amphibian keeping and trading, rejecting a proposal from exotic animal keepers and wildlife dealers to allow t" . .