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The map is a representation of 28 States that the Paddlefish is considered
indigenous, interjurisdictional and subsequently illegal to own or purchase
without the proper government permits, accept Hawaii that requires a permit
to purchase any fish from anywhere. Needless to say all the farms happen to
be located in these states and the farmers are shy about selling anything to
anyone that does not have a special government license. All the other states
are free to purchase the paddlefish from farms or private breeders and do what
ever they want with it accept export. This legal protection seems to be a major
restriction to trade within the United States that is probably a bad thing for
the fish. Hawaii my never see another fish because all the dealers I know, will
no longer consider sending any type of fish there. Permits = dead fish = financial
loss. This map
might be good for any fish that is listed under CITES and located within the
Mississippi river system. Please note that the green intersects some states
but is not representative of the entire state. The entire state is subject to
that state's law and not just a small part in green. An example might be Alabama
where it is against the law to catch a paddlefish. Members states include and the importation, transportation, and possession of paddlefish without a permit is prohibited in the following states: AL,
AR, CO, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NY, NC, ND, PA, OH,
OK, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, WI, and WY. Please note that Florida has never signed
on to this little club and should never need to. With only 1.5 million fish
located in this very large area then (in my opinion) Florida could easily over
take that small population within the first year. Instead of arresting people
for catching paddlefish in Florida, then we could give them a new high paying
job.
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