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Do I need a permit to sell mantids?
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<blockquote data-quote="The Mantis Menagerie" data-source="post: 340192" data-attributes="member: 10981"><p>If the site sells exotic mantis species to people who do not hold valid PPQ 526 permits, then they are selling mantids illegally. I used to have some exotics that I obtained from these vendors (e.g. the <em>Pseudocreobotra ocellata </em>in my profile picture), and talking to one of them, it appears there are varying answers given by USDA officials on their legality. That being said, the senior entomologists in DC, who have the regulatory authority to say so, have said it is illegal to own any exotic mantis in the US without the proper PPQ 526 permit. I personally donated all my exotics to a museum and sought permits (I still cannot get the permits for exotic mantids), but it is up to you if you risk selling mantids illegally. I believe it is the USDA's job to track vendors down themselves, so unless people are selling something that could cause an environmental disaster (e.g. giant African land snails), I do not think it is right to report people. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Mantis Menagerie, post: 340192, member: 10981"] If the site sells exotic mantis species to people who do not hold valid PPQ 526 permits, then they are selling mantids illegally. I used to have some exotics that I obtained from these vendors (e.g. the [I]Pseudocreobotra ocellata [/I]in my profile picture), and talking to one of them, it appears there are varying answers given by USDA officials on their legality. That being said, the senior entomologists in DC, who have the regulatory authority to say so, have said it is illegal to own any exotic mantis in the US without the proper PPQ 526 permit. I personally donated all my exotics to a museum and sought permits (I still cannot get the permits for exotic mantids), but it is up to you if you risk selling mantids illegally. I believe it is the USDA's job to track vendors down themselves, so unless people are selling something that could cause an environmental disaster (e.g. giant African land snails), I do not think it is right to report people. [/QUOTE]
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