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Bill,



The first part is probably new and deals with harmful species, but read
the part 3372. This act has been used for many years to regulate the plant
and wildlife trade. Basically if a plant or animal is illegal to collect
in a US state or foreign country you cannot bring it into the US or
transport it interstate. To see some examples of how it's used, go to
Traffic http://www.traffic.org/  and type in Lacey Act in the search box.



On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 17:27:55 -0400, Bill Fenzan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Gregory,
>
>Are you sure you are interpreting this law accurately?  It seems to be
aimed at preventing the importation of harmful animal species that are on
a specific list rather than a blanket ban on importation of the shell
portion of the molluscs we study.  It does say that parts of animals can
be prohibited, but the intent of the law seems to point in a different
direction.  Wonder what a lawyer would say?
>
>Regards,
>
>Bill Fenzan
>Norfolk, Virginia
>  ----- Original Message -----

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