Shattered hopes

[mr.bizzle]

ok here it goes:

recently i was following a fellow members build of his 250 gal plywood(very nice tank). this inspired me to build my own 8x3x2.5 448 gal tank. i was planning on starting within the next 1.5-2 months. in this tank i wanted to house some rays along with some other monsters that i havent figured out yet. i've been looking online for some and comparing prices when i decide to give my LFS a call to see if he can special order one for me. apparently stingrays are illegal in the state of arizona and he cant get them. this caught me by surprise because i never really thought about fish being illegal to own except of course snakeheads. i still plan on building the tank but was wondering if anybody knew how i could possibly still get a ray(permit or some kind of loophole in the system) or if i'm just s*#t out of luck. also what other fish are illegal to own in AZ and other states??

 

[barracuda123]

i think piranhas and arrowanas are illegal in florida. not sure, i dont live in usa.....not yet

 

[haynchinook334]

BOOYAH,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

ARIZONA:

The Arizona Game and Fish Commission regulations prohibit the possession of the following "restricted live wildlife" fish species without a special license or exemption:

1. American graling, the species Thymallus arctius.
2. Bass, all species of the family Serranidae.
3. Bighead carp, the species Aristichthys nobilis.
4. Bony tongue, the species Arapaima gigas.
5. Bowfin, the species Amia calva.
6. Catfish, all species of the family Ictaluridae.
7. Crucian carp, the species Carassius carassius.
8. Electric catfish, the species Malapterus electricus.
9. Electric eel, the species Electrophorus electricus.
10. European whitefish or ide, the species Leuciscus idus and Idus idus.
11. Freshwater drum, the species Aplodinotus grunniens.
12. Freshwater stingray, all species of the family Potamotrygonidae.
13. Gars, all species of the family Lepisosteidae.
14. Goldeye, all species of the family Hiodontidae.
15. Herring, all species of the family Clupeidae.
16. Indian carp, all of the species Catla catla, Cirrhina mrigala, and Labeo rohita.
17. Lampreys, all speice sof the family Petromyzontidae.
18. Mooneye, all species of the family Hiodontidae.
19. Nile perch, all species of the genus Lates.
20. Pike, all species of the family Esocidae.
21. Pike topminnow, the species Belonesox belizanus.
22. Piranha, all species of the genera Serrasalmus, Serrasalmo, Phygocentrus, Teddyella, Rooseveltiella, and Pygopristis.
23. Shad, all species of the family Clupeidae except threadfin shad, species Dorosoma petenense.
24. Sharks, all species, both marine and freshwater, of the orders Hexanchiformes, Heterodontiformes, Squaliformes, Pristiophoriformes, Squatiniformes, Orectolobiformes, Lamniformes, and Carcharhiniformes.
25. Silver carp, the species Hypopthalmicthys molitrix.
26. Snakehead, all species of the family Ophicephalidae.
27. South American parasitic catfish, all species of the family Trichomycteridae and Cetopsidae.
28. Sunfish, all species of the family Centrarchidae.
29. Tetras, all species of the genus Astyanyx.
30. Tiger fish, the species Hoplias malabaricus.
31. Trout, all species of the family Salmonidae.
32. White amur, the species Ctenopharyngodon idellus.
33. Walking catfish, all species of the family Clariidae.
34. Walleye, the species Stizostedion vitreum.
35. White perch, the species Morone americanus.
36. Yellow perch, the species Perca flavescens.
37. Rudd, the species Scardinius erythropthalmus.

Source: Arizona Game and Fish Commission Regulations R12-4-406(F). The relevant text can be found on page 111 of the following pdf document:
http://www.azgfd.com/pdfs/inside_azg...azgfd_laws.pdf

 

[pcfriedrich]

that's one hell of a list. I used to know a guy that would drive to the next state to buy fish that were outlawed in his state. they were for his own tanks, he didn't sell them and he definitely didn't release them into the wild. that's illegal, though (felony), and I would never advocate someone doing that. especially not on MFK.

 

[haynchinook334]

that's one hell of a list. I used to know a guy that would drive to the next state to buy fish that were outlawed in his state. they were for his own tanks, he didn't sell them and he definitely didn't release them into the wild. that's illegal, though (felony), and I would never advocate someone doing that. especially not on MFK.

 

[Dan F]

BOOYAH,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

ARIZONA:

The Arizona Game and Fish Commission regulations prohibit the possession of the following "restricted live wildlife" fish species without a special license or exemption:

1. American graling, the species Thymallus arctius.
2. Bass, all species of the family Serranidae.
3. Bighead carp, the species Aristichthys nobilis.
4. Bony tongue, the species Arapaima gigas.
5. Bowfin, the species Amia calva.
6. Catfish, all species of the family Ictaluridae.
7. Crucian carp, the species Carassius carassius.
8. Electric catfish, the species Malapterus electricus.
9. Electric eel, the species Electrophorus electricus.
10. European whitefish or ide, the species Leuciscus idus and Idus idus.
11. Freshwater drum, the species Aplodinotus grunniens.
12. Freshwater stingray, all species of the family Potamotrygonidae.
13. Gars, all species of the family Lepisosteidae.
14. Goldeye, all species of the family Hiodontidae.
15. Herring, all species of the family Clupeidae.
16. Indian carp, all of the species Catla catla, Cirrhina mrigala, and Labeo rohita.
17. Lampreys, all speice sof the family Petromyzontidae.
18. Mooneye, all species of the family Hiodontidae.
19. Nile perch, all species of the genus Lates.
20. Pike, all species of the family Esocidae.
21. Pike topminnow, the species Belonesox belizanus.
22. Piranha, all species of the genera Serrasalmus, Serrasalmo, Phygocentrus, Teddyella, Rooseveltiella, and Pygopristis.
23. Shad, all species of the family Clupeidae except threadfin shad, species Dorosoma petenense.
24. Sharks, all species, both marine and freshwater, of the orders Hexanchiformes, Heterodontiformes, Squaliformes, Pristiophoriformes, Squatiniformes, Orectolobiformes, Lamniformes, and Carcharhiniformes.
25. Silver carp, the species Hypopthalmicthys molitrix.
26. Snakehead, all species of the family Ophicephalidae.
27. South American parasitic catfish, all species of the family Trichomycteridae and Cetopsidae.
28. Sunfish, all species of the family Centrarchidae.
29. Tetras, all species of the genus Astyanyx.
30. Tiger fish, the species Hoplias malabaricus.
31. Trout, all species of the family Salmonidae.
32. White amur, the species Ctenopharyngodon idellus.
33. Walking catfish, all species of the family Clariidae.
34. Walleye, the species Stizostedion vitreum.
35. White perch, the species Morone americanus.
36. Yellow perch, the species Perca flavescens.
37. Rudd, the species Scardinius erythropthalmus.

Source: Arizona Game and Fish Commission Regulations R12-4-406(F). The relevant text can be found on page 111 of the following pdf document:
http://www.azgfd.com/pdfs/inside_azg...azgfd_laws.pdf

Wow, that is quite a list! Even some Tetras are illegal.

 

[haynchinook334]

Wow, that is quite a list! However, if it is a complete list the OP should be able to get his rays - no stingrays on the list, unless I missed it somehow.

#12 Dan...

 

[Betta Bob]

Hopefully the new bill that they are proposing doesn't pass or that list will get much larger.

 

[Dan F]

#12 Dan...

I noticed that as soon as I posted, I think I missed it because I was looking under "s"...

If it wasn't for my super-slow dial-up I would have gotten it edited before you guys caught me.

 

[haynchinook334]

Wow, that is quite a list! Even some Tetras are illegal.

Yeah, the Blind cave tetra's I think. Don't know why, might be endangered or something....I don't know.