What will happen if i get caught?

[snakeheader]

yep
its just the people that dont do the research and thinks its ok to just let a fish go thats not native to a country
or the asians that do it because of there tradition which is how snakeheads originally got into the waters of the us

 

[lispykid7]

if that were the case, many of us here would have asian aros already

yeah i never really understood that? whats the reason for no asian aros?

 

[lispykid7]

yep
its just the people that dont do the research and thinks its ok to just let a fish go thats not native to a country
or the asians that do it because of there tradition which is how snakeheads originally got into the waters of the us

ppl need more common sence

 

[groovitudedude]

What do you guys want, the gov. to make a law:

"You are not permitted to own any snakeheads, that is, species of the genus Channa (Unless you have over 1,000 posts on www.monsterfishkeepers.com)"

 

[Onion01]

they are endangered. US rules state that no endangered animals are allowed (they are red listed). Funny thing is that even though they are endangered in the wild, they are bred commercially and there is an abundance of them, so wild stocks aren't being threatened as much anymore by collectors

 

[Onion01]

What do you guys want, the gov. to make a law:

"You are not permitted to own any snakeheads, that is, species of the genus Channa (Unless you have over 1,000 posts on www.monsterfishkeepers.com)"

oh man, that would be wicked awesome! Maybe over 10K and you are allowed asian aros...

 

[Bobears]

nope, not if they already had it before. They can't sell it or breed it though, I believe

I think things like building codes and boating licenses are grandfathered to remain in the state of previous before the law. When possession becomes illegal it is illegal end of story. Think about cocaine, marijuana, and even alcohol. These things were legal at one time but it was a possession law that made them illegal. I may be wrong, but I believe there's a difference.

 

[USMCtanker]

oh man, that would be wicked awesome! Maybe over 10K and you are allowed asian aros...

lol then u would see a ton of random dumb threads that have no point lol

 

[Onion01]

you are probably right. I just know of grandfather laws, not what is included in them

 

[snakeheader]

big difference haha