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<blockquote data-quote="Arthroverts" data-source="post: 341961" data-attributes="member: 12317"><p>The reason that probably hundreds of people haven't been busted is that APHIS doesn't have the resources or the time to enforce the regulations. I hear stories of APHIS agents showing up at people's houses and finding stuff that is clearly illegal, but not confiscating anything, likely due to differing interpretations of the law. I think APHIS also recognizes that a lot of things aren't a threat, such as millipedes and most roaches, and therefore won't do anything about it unless you are caught brown-boxing (&lt;--this is probably where most of their work is done) or are in a zone with zealous enforcers. As an example, Bugs In Cyberspace has been on APHIS's radar for years, but has no qualms with Peter selling various exotic millipedes, isopods, assassin bugs, mantids even.</p><p></p><p>That's a good question, and while it may be legal under your state's laws, they are still illegal under federal law, and the USDA/APHIS is a federal agency.</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p></p><p>Arthroverts </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arthroverts, post: 341961, member: 12317"] The reason that probably hundreds of people haven't been busted is that APHIS doesn't have the resources or the time to enforce the regulations. I hear stories of APHIS agents showing up at people's houses and finding stuff that is clearly illegal, but not confiscating anything, likely due to differing interpretations of the law. I think APHIS also recognizes that a lot of things aren't a threat, such as millipedes and most roaches, and therefore won't do anything about it unless you are caught brown-boxing (<--this is probably where most of their work is done) or are in a zone with zealous enforcers. As an example, Bugs In Cyberspace has been on APHIS's radar for years, but has no qualms with Peter selling various exotic millipedes, isopods, assassin bugs, mantids even. That's a good question, and while it may be legal under your state's laws, they are still illegal under federal law, and the USDA/APHIS is a federal agency. Thanks, Arthroverts [/QUOTE]
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