Shipping Crabd and snail?Illegal?
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It mainly depends upon the State (California, in your case) laws. Here's a thread in another sub forum the main Aquaria Central forum. http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80538
You should find out the information you need, or find links to answers.
You should find out the information you need, or find links to answers.
It is illegal to ship snails at all without a USDA permit. Depending on the species, you may or may not be able to obtain a permit. For Pomacea Bridgesii, permits are available for all 50 states still, and you can apply for one by going to the USDA website. It's free, I believe, and very easy to do.
For any other Pomacea species, they won't give you a permit, as they consider all other Pomaceas plant-eating pests. Spixies are very difficult to obtain permits for right now, and there's the possibility of a ban for them in the near future. Red ramshorns don't require permits, as far as i know, but giant columbian ramshorns do.
For any other Pomacea species, they won't give you a permit, as they consider all other Pomaceas plant-eating pests. Spixies are very difficult to obtain permits for right now, and there's the possibility of a ban for them in the near future. Red ramshorns don't require permits, as far as i know, but giant columbian ramshorns do.
of course not, most aquabid sellers and ebay sellers don't have a permit. however, if you are caught shipping without a permit, you can be fined, have your snails confiscated, and any snails you shipped to others can be confiscated as well.
with the recent USDA crackdown on snails shipped illegally, i think it's worth the effort to get a permit.
with the recent USDA crackdown on snails shipped illegally, i think it's worth the effort to get a permit.