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Post by Dave Evans on Apr 25, 2007 4:40:50 GMT
Dear John, I am not so sure about that. The law is specifically supposed to protect endangered and threatened species. How does fining people that are doing Tissue Culture or other forms of agriculture of these species even come close to protecting them? For example, you might find S. alabamensis or P. ionantha for sale at Homedepot. How did they get there? I would have think they were on a truck at some point. If the government were to take any action against anyone involved, it would simply be abusive to do so. Law enforcement has to be educated enough to understand when a situation/ person or group of people are taking action against a threatened species (or not) and respond appropriately. We cannot let Law Enforcement take a dark turn toward punishment without reason. Of course, you could bring the species with you, and then sell them in another state. Ummmm. This is also a violation: transporting across state lines for the purpose of sale. But I am not sure about the other way around. If you live in Reno and drive to California Carnivores to purchase a S. alabamensis, it is yours when you drive back home.
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