Re: [Killietalk] Legally bringing eggs/fish from outside US

[Wright Huntley <whuntley at inkmkr_com>]

Basically, you cannot, if you mean to the USA. The export licenses are 
difficult to get, but the US Endangered Species Act of 1973 makes it 
illegal to possess any fish that has been declared endangered by an 
agency of the government of the original habitat.

The Brazil Dept. of Commerce, in a rather dumb move trying to protect a 
small but growing export business, declared nearly all the known 
Brazilian killifish species as "endangered" so we cannot keep any of 
them, here, any more, legally. Now they cannot send any to what was 
their biggest market. :-(

Wright

luiz rulff wrote:
> Hi,
>   
> I do have one question ,,,,
>   
>   In spring I intend go to Brazil and maybe will bring some killies and/or eggs.
>   
>   How can I do it  ,,, LEGALLY.
>   
>   Thank you
>   Luiz

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