I would call Tom Landry at the Fish and Wildlife Service. He has always
helped me with all of my questions. His number is (404) 763-7959 ext225
Topseashells Info wrote:
> Dear Conchlers ,
>
> One of my parcel sent from Philippines to a collector in US ran into
> trouble with the US Fisheries and Wildlife Department , .1633 Bayshore
> HWY, STE 248, Burlingame, CA 94010 . Despite having the complete
> documents (fisheries permit, list of shells , value , ...) for the
> package, it was withheld by the authorities. Their reason for this was
> apparently there were too many shells in the parcel (there were 38
> different shells) leading them to think that the client is a merchant.
> They further stated that the maximum shells that one can have in a
> parcel is 7.
>
> We were directed to Title 50, Part 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations
> (CFR), which has guidelines on "Wildlife and Fisheries : Importation,
> Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife". There is absolutely
> nothing here that mentions this limit, and as far as we know we have
> abided by these laws as none of the shells on the package were
> endangered, and we had documentation for the shells in the package.
>
> Does anyone have any information on laws or regulations that has to do
> with this 7 shell limit? Does anyone have any similar experience with
> the Fish & Wildlife Service? Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Regards
> Jean-Pierre
>
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