You may no longer be able to do anything about it, but it is a big deal...even 10 seconds in your aquarium is long enough for that bass to pick up a virus, bacteria, or parasite.
Largemouth Bass
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1. Perhaps they should.
2. You are decrying yourself as the definition of 'irresponsible aquarist', and seem to have little regard for any state laws that could apply to you...how unfortunate for yourself, your fellow citizens, and your local ecosystem.
gosh.. wouldnt that suck if you posted that on a website with 70,000+ members and SOMEONE happened to know where that was and called?
laws are there for a reason.. and not to be broken. some may sound stupid, but hey, who's it gonna hurt if you follow them? nobody.
It is legal in most States to release a caught fish back into the same body of water if you do not leave that body of water with the fish, but not all States allow this! Once you leave the water you caught a fish it is illegal in all States to release them back.
In fact, live tanks on boats are ILLEGAL in some States because ppl were dumping the water in the lakes causing invasive issues (mostly plants like milfoil that they could not even see in the tank w/ a naked eye, but had spores)!
Very true. Infact it is also illegal (once off the lake) to transport wild animals. That would imply that you couldn't even get your fish from a private pond. Unless private pond fish aren't considered 'wild'.:huh: If they're not, I don't see any harm of obtaining a fish from a private pond then. Provided you don't return it to the pond (or anywhere else) and thereby risking it's other inhabitants.
All natural water bodies are considered the jurisdiction of the States wildlife and fish management agency. The land and "pond" may be privately owned, but the actual water and wildlife therein are the ownership of the State - and yes, I'm being serious here.
Now, if the pond is man-made and privately stocked, then this is seperate matter, but again it is regulated by the State (i.e size limitations is one example) and has restrictions as well as permits enforcing the use(s) of the water and the wildlife (i.e. cant charge for fishing, can't remove live fish from property etc.). Some states require nets and fencing to keep "true" wildlife from carrying away any fish in the ponds i.e. Herons, racoons, etc.
Just FYI
This is a very serious topic, that most people blow off
It's almost like the cliche - "It won't happen to me!"
It's kind of the same mentality; "It's only one fish", or "It was only in the tank for 10 minutes..."
Now, if the pond is man-made and privately stocked, then this is seperate matter, but again it is regulated by the State (i.e size limitations is one example) and has restrictions as well as permits enforcing the use(s) of the water and the wildlife (i.e. cant charge for fishing, can't remove live fish from property etc.). Some states require nets and fencing to keep "true" wildlife from carrying away any fish in the ponds i.e. Herons, racoons, etc.
Just FYI
This is a very serious topic, that most people blow off
It's almost like the cliche - "It won't happen to me!"
It's kind of the same mentality; "It's only one fish", or "It was only in the tank for 10 minutes..."
