Sorry oddball. I think you are getting confused as to my answer to the question. The question was In California, why are LFS selling fish that are on the restricted species list. I am sure that every state defines their law differently. In the state of Florida, the list is classified into species as general. You have to read more in depths into the law. There are many kinds of fish that fall into a species. For example one species that is restricted in Florida is Boney Tongued Fish. That is a species of Fish not a single type of fish. One type of BTF are the Arowanas. The only Arowana you are allowed to have in Florida Without a Permit is the silver Arowana. You can go to any LFS in florida and buy them without a permit. Now in order to have a Black Arowana in Florida yes you need to have a permit to posess a restricted species. If you posess that permit you can have and sell them in Florida only to people who posess the same permit. I can not sell a BA to anyone off the street in Florida. So no you do not need a permit to sell or own a fish in the restricted species list. You have to contact your state government to find out what fish you can have without a permit. If a species is on the banned list you can not have any fish that falls in that species. You will not get a permit to posess a banned species. His question was not asking about permits, it was why are LFS selling restricted species in CA. 99% of LFS will not carry a restricted species permit because they are to cheap to pay, not to mention they are monitored by th FWC. A LFS main job is to get fish in get them out. You limit your customers when you sell restricted fish.
