Well the issue is animals are considered personal property in most states and counties, unless you have a local animal services that regulates local ordinances some of these places can get out of control, and are usually handled by local law enforcement in which case most local law enforcement agencies do not want to be bothered by an animal complaint which usually translate to a civil issue, but Austin to take a poll or sign a petition is asinine we do not need local government to dictate what our fish hobby would allow, they already do this with some species either good or bad, we as hobbyist need to spread the word, so how many times have we as hobbyist been at a local wally world or a big box store and heard misinformed employees give wrong information, well i have several times and i will challenge and point out the correct information to a possible beginner even with that employee present, they may not like it but at least i give them the correct information, the way i see it is if i stand back and do not say anything i am just as guilty..