Re: [Killietalk] Are Killifish illegal?

[Wright Huntley <whuntley at verizon_net>]

Gary (and Jim),

"Gary Smith" <rivulus at cogeco_ca> wrote:
> Wright,
>            What do you mean by "Grandfathered"

Sorry about the shorthand. It was widely believed that when the 
Endangered Species Act was passed that it was OK to keep an endangered 
species you already had because the Act somewhere concealed a 
"grandfather clause" that made such retained species legal. Descendants 
were also supposed to be legal. It was a myth.

There is no such provision, and keeping certain pupfish is now, and was 
immediately upon its signing, quite illegal. Do not pass "GO." Do not 
collect $200. And, for sure, do not try to keep most pupfish from the 
southwest or springfish without a federal permit.

The first few permits issued were (except by Al Castro) so abused and 
the hobbyists were so derelict in reporting that they seem to have 
poisoned the well for all of us. As a result, it has become nearly 
impossible to get a permit to keep the fish, and really impossible to 
set up any legal joint breeding or maintenance programs involving 
groups. :-(

Wright

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