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Old 01-01-2014, 05:03 PM
Snowgrrl83 Snowgrrl83 is offline
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Default Livestock from the US to Canada.

I think you should fully support your LFS, but out of curiosity, how does it work at the border if you order livestock online from the US or take a roadtrip to go shoppung for some corals/fish/inverts in the States to bring them back home to Canada? Are there restrictions? Permits needed? Info?
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Old 01-01-2014, 05:19 PM
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Yes. Lots and lots and lots of documentation and a CITES permit.

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Old 01-01-2014, 07:14 PM
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A couple of years ago I drove across with freshwater fish a couple of times without any issue and without any documentation, except for a receipt with genus and species names on it. A few casual questions like "what kind of fish is it?" "can I see?" "why didn't you buy it in Vancouver?" but it was pretty casual.

I think I heard that you can't bring corals across; I was considering making a fish and snail run myself soon.

If you are going to try and drive across with nothing more than I reciept, I would:

a.) be prepared to have them confiscated.
b.) make sure that they are not on the red list
c.) have a receipt with the genus and species name on it.

There are probably already a thread or two on the matter kicking around.
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Old 01-01-2014, 07:39 PM
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I live 10min from the border never had any problem with fish or corals as long as they are not on the endagered list and they told me I cannot bring live rock across anymore,dry rock is ok,I do all my saltwater shopping across the line because the closest lfs is 5 hrs away.
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Old 01-01-2014, 10:24 PM
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one of the best golden LFS in BC is J&L Aquatics id rather to buy of BC for more expansive then anything in USA
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Old 01-02-2014, 02:24 AM
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Yeh but since you are in surrey and I am 9-10hrs away you don't have to pay the shipping costs.If shipping cost's go down then I would glady buy from them.
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