What happens when youre caught??

[DiXoN]

I don't think I would advertise that you have them on a public board.

i agree

 

[ewurm]

i dont think anyone on here is going to narc on u anyways man so post here all u want. the fact that its illegal is absolute stupidity anyways. Just say thanks to the movies man for that miss fortune.

I agree with that too, but still think it unwise to advertise in any way.

 

[importracer]

...having p's in a state that bans them? Will you get fined...imprisoned?!

California state law has stamped a $1000 per fish fine on whoever is caught with piranha....The feds do not really go around sniffing every garage, or paying off snitches to see what' swimming...Instead, they lock onto "noisy" sellers and people, or clubs, who tend to be more on the open....Early 90's, my buddy in San Francisco was shut down for selling piranhas in the back of his lfs....The worse case scenerio is being caught with Asian Arowana....I know of several accounts of regular everyday people who are now serving time in prison for owning Asian Arowana....

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

California state law has stamped a $1000 per fish fine on whoever is caught with piranha....The feds do not really go around sniffing every garage, or paying off snitches to see what' swimming...Instead, they lock onto "noisy" sellers and people, or clubs, who tend to be more on the open....Early 90's, my buddy in San Francisco was shut down for selling piranhas in the back of his lfs....The worse case scenerio is being caught with Asian Arowana....I know of several accounts of regular everyday people who are now serving time in prison for owning Asian Arowana....

yo J!

any ideas on how they were caught? either throu snitches or postig on fish boards?

how long were their jail times?

 

[Big Roc]

if i got stung by my stingray (which is a fw stingray and i live in cali) i would just say i was fishing and got stung by a salt water stingray..... or i can say i own a saltwater ray because my lfs sells them. i dont really care for saying what i have on the board. you can read my sig if you get confused

The only problem with that is FW Stingrays collect a bactieria on thier stingers when they are in the wild. And if you were to get stung by one and didn't get the right treatment where ever you got stung(lets say your hand) would turn black and would have to be amputated because it could spread to the rest of your body and kill you.

 

[importracer]

yo J!

any ideas on how they were caught? either throu snitches or postig on fish boards?

how long were their jail times?

Jry

A place in Southern California was under surveilance for drug trafficing....DEA raided....Turns out they were selling dragonfish by the many dozens every week....The agents found ponds and tanks lined up and down a warehouse...All it took to get the fish back was one look through the mob's account files....Most, if not all of the fish were traced, and every owner was sent to an "x" number of years in fed prison....

Just next door in Daly City, a man was raided for the making/distribution of drugs....In the backyard, agents found a fish room containing some Asians(arows)....He was sent for an "x" number of years....

Most of the accounts I know of all start off as drug cases....As for individuals just for possessing one or two fish, it will have to take a snitch from your own "inner" circle to bust you out...Feds do not want to waste money on some dinky fish....There would have to be a bigger reason for them to actually come in and seize....

In other words, as the average collector, we are pretty safe(knock on wood)....Just do not do drugs...And if you do it especially at home, do it reasonably ....

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

guess i should close down my drug ring then hu?

lol

 

[importracer]

guess i should close down my drug ring then hu?

lol

Better now than never...Or else you'll see me coming through all masked up with 11 others just like me....Ripping your front door wih chain strapped to the back of a 350HP ATV....

LOL

 

[ethnics]

you guys are crazy... LOL

hush hush, be smart. be safe.

 

[Jesse]

California Fish and Game Code section 2125 sets a minimum penalty of $500 dollars and a maximum penalty of $10,000 for each violation:

2125. (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any
person who violates this chapter or any regulations implementing this
chapter, is subject to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred
dollars ($500) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each
violation. Except as otherwise provided, any violation of this
chapter or of any regulations implementing this chapter is a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more
than six months, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000).
(b) The Attorney General, or the city attorney of the city or the
district attorney or county counsel of the county in which a
violation of this article occurs, may bring a civil action to recover
the civil penalty in subdivision (a) and the costs of seizing and
holding the animal listed in Section 2118, except to the extent that
those costs have already been collected as provided by subdivision
(d). The civil action shall be brought in the county in which the
violation occurs and any penalty imposed shall be transferred to the
Controller for deposit in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund in
accordance with Section 13001.
(c) In an action brought under this section, in addition to the
penalty specified in subdivision (a), the reasonable costs of
investigation, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable expert
witness' fees may also be recovered and those amounts shall be
credited to the same operating funds as those from which the
expenditures for those purposes were derived.
(d) (1) If an animal is confiscated because the animal was kept in
contravention of this chapter or any implementing regulations, the
person claiming the animal shall pay to the department or the new
custodian of the animal an amount sufficient to cover all reasonable
expenses expected to be incurred in caring for and providing for the
animal for at least 30 days, including, but not limited to, the
estimated cost of food, medical care, and housing.
(2) If the person claiming the animal fails to comply with the
terms of his or her permit and to regain possession of the animal by
the expiration of the first 30-day period, the department may
euthanize the animal or place the animal with an appropriate wild
animal facility at the end of the 30 days, unless the person claiming
the animal pays all reasonable costs of caring for the animal for a
second 30-day period before the expiration of the first 30-day
period. If the permittee is still not in compliance with the terms of
the permit at the end of the second 30-day period, the department
may euthanize the animal or place the animal in an appropriate wild
animal facility.
(3) The amount of the payments described in paragraphs (1) and (2)
shall be determined by the department, and shall be based on the
current reasonable costs to feed, provide medical care for, and house
the animal. If the person claiming the animal complies with the
terms of his or her permit and regains possession of the animal, any
unused portion of the payments required pursuant to paragraphs (1)
and (2) shall be returned to the person claiming the animal no later
than 90 days after the date on which the person regains possession of
the animal.

Check your individual state laws for other states.