I think It is easier to make a law for collectors than for House builders,factory managers... Here , In China, We have some laws for collectors. In Hainan island, they have a pretect-list,including C.tigris,all Cassidae species... usually, no one cares. But randomly, Police can be very serious. about four years ago, a shell dealer in Hainan was put into jail and just came out last year. He Jing www.shellsfromchina.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------