Arowana Legal Issues....

[WyldFya]

That's what I thought, just checking. Thanks

 

[aim]

Heard a rumor that US will review within 1 year time. I think is all clap unless there is any US official doc to prove. Let's pray and hope we can get legal aro, so no more sky rocket price from black market.

 

[Arofanatic]

The US govt does not allow AAs in the US not because it is an endangered species but because of other reasons which we may never know. Other countries allow importation of AAs, even though it is endangered- its only stipulation is that they must be captive bred, identifiable by a microchip. So really it all boils down to each country and its decision makers.

 

[Opiate]

i stand for all these laws i really do but fark!!! over here in Aus, we need more fish !!! haha all the good ones are illegal to import!

 

[Zoodiver]

The US govt does not allow AAs in the US not because it is an endangered species but because of other reasons which we may never know. Other countries allow importation of AAs, even though it is endangered- its only stipulation is that they must be captive bred, identifiable by a microchip. So really it all boils down to each country and its decision makers.

If you can somehow get around the ESA in the States, you'd still have to jump thru the CITES paper work hoops to aquire an Appendix I animal. This means proving you have the proper knowledge, funding and environmnet for one. (This eliminates all the hobbiests with 55 gallon tanks hoping to cram one in.) After you get by that, you'll have to abide by local regulations as well.

We all know how to apply for state paper work, and most likely could even get paper work for the CITES regs if you really put your heart into.

The ESA becomes the major limiting factor for us in the States. The other steps are realistic for some, but that first step has 100% stopped legal ownership for private hobbiests.

Aside from that, how many people really want to open their front door to a federal agent anytime they feel like checking your set up and paper work. As someone who has kept legal asian arows in the US: site inspections are not a fun process.