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

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at centurytel_net>]

On top of that they have in the past thrown "offending" collectors into 
jail. Don't even think about it.

Barry

Barry J. Cooper
Sweet Home, OR 97386



Wright Huntley wrote:

>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:
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>
>>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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>  
>
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