Asian arowana and the USA...

[Orthopod]

Did I miss something or is it still illegal to have Asian arowana in the USA? The below add says its legal with cites permits. I thought that was impossible and illegal. Am I wrong?


http://bellingham.craigslist.org/grq/5257795599.html

 

[UnstoppableJayD]

Did I miss something or is it still illegal to have Asian arowana in the USA? The below add says its legal with cites permits. I thought that was impossible and illegal. Am I wrong?


http://bellingham.craigslist.org/grq/5257795599.html

scam

 

[Oddball]

The sale is listed in WA. The area code is in Missouri. And, the pic is from a site in Puerto Rico.

Got enough red flags waving yet?

 

[Orthopod]

The sale is listed in WA. The area code is in Missouri. And, the pic is from a site in Puerto Rico.

Got enough red flags waving yet?

Thanks for confirming my suspicion with the add.

Separately, I keep getting told by some of the fish store guys in the area that they are legal if chipped and with permits from cites. I hadn't looked into it in 6 years or so but thought that was misinformation. This is still bs, correct?

 

[Oddball]

It is 100% illegal, for hobbyists, to possess, sell, and/or traffic any live asian arowana in the United States or it;s territories.

 

[jlnguyen74]

The sale is listed in WA. The area code is in Missouri. And, the pic is from a site in Puerto Rico.

Got enough red flags waving yet?

Perhaps, they need to put the only payment accepted is Western Union wired to an account in Nigeria to make it more legit!