Legality question

[naesco]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

I assume you are talking butterfly fish? A few people posted earlier that fish don't require cites yet, why would someone falsify a document to say otherwise? Was this an endangered one? Just curious as I prefer to buy fish after only seeing them first hand anyway.

No it was a butterfly on the CITES list that the collector imported. Marine fish that we import do not require CITES yet. There was talk about putting the Bangaii Cardinal on the List but it was not approved.

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by naesco

No it was a butterfly on the CITES list that the collector imported. Marine fish that we import do not require CITES yet. There was talk about putting the Bangaii Cardinal on the List but it was not approved.

Wow, that turned into one expensive bug!

[Myka]

Originally Posted by naesco

If you get horny over a certain coral picture, print it out and take it to your LFS. They will find an exporter who will ship them one for you.

That's what I do!

[saltcreep]

Originally Posted by naesco

If you get horny over a certain coral picture, print it out and take it to your LFS. They will find an exporter who will ship them one for you.

But that product still may not be able to be shipped to Canada. Again, there are issued with obtaining re-export permits from USFW for some cultured corals.

[lastlight]

Wholesalers just need to stumble upon similar looking corals with no specially described lineage right?

[saltcreep]

Sure can...as long as you are able to obtain permits. This is essence is the entire point of the thread. It is actually pretty black and white.