Usfw probably doesnt enforce it often because they dont know the law.. Just like until recently usfw would let insects come into the country in reptile shipments which isnt legal.

Let them know its a lacey act law and possibly an IATA violation. ALso LAcey act covers it if the exporting country has a law against exporting gravid animals. Lacey act also says if you ship any animal interstate that you MUST list on the outside of the box the names and quantity of whats inside.

If you cant get an answer from USFW better to contact the guys that enforce the law and contact Robert S Anderson dept of justice.

Robert S. Anderson E-mail: robert.anderson8@usdoj.gov
Senior Trial Attorney Environmental Crimes Section Environment and Natural Resources Division U.S. Department of Justice You can probably get a phone number pretty easy. There is a cell number listed on google search if you type in his info. Let us know.

maybe he can get you a correct answer. I know that Ive been told by inspectors and have seen animals confiscated. So would be interesting if it wasnt truly illegal?

Brian

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• Real time expermint with WC gravid femal - thebigsquease, Thu Feb 15 13:41:43 2007
• pics that didn't post.... - thebigsquease, Thu Feb 15 13:44:39 2007
• RE: Real time expermint with WC gravid femal - albinosunlimited, Thu Feb 15 14:25:55 2007
• importing gravid balls is illegal - BrianL, Thu Feb 15 14:35:31 2007
• Sorry, I find no evidance that is true.. - thebigsquease, Thu Feb 15 16:19:39 2007
• dont know your laws huh? - BrianL, Fri Feb 16 12:05:21 2007
• RE: importing gravid balls is illegal - rkreptiles, Thu Feb 15 17:07:10 2007
• RE: importing gravid balls is illegal - MiamiExotics, Fri Feb 16 10:06:59 2007
• also.... - MiamiExotics, Fri Feb 16 10:09:47 2007
• Importing gravids.. legal??100% NO - tns4life, Fri Feb 16 00:59:39 2007
• Sorry - tns4life, Fri Feb 16 01:02:23 2007
• Again, I ask, where is this documented? - thebigsquease, Fri Feb 16 04:49:09 2007
• Hey Big Squease!! - TNS4LIFE, Fri Feb 16 08:43:33 2007
• Where are the exporters? - rsherman79, Fri Feb 16 08:47:14 2007
• We'd ALL like to know that!!!! np - johnavilla, Fri Feb 16 09:28:19 2007
• You dont find exporters, they find you.. - TNS4LIFE, Fri Feb 16 09:30:19 2007
• RE: You dont find exporters, they find you.. - rkreptiles, Fri Feb 16 16:28:31 2007
• RE: Again, I ask, where is this documented? - MiamiExotics, Fri Feb 16 10:14:57 2007
• RE: Again, I ask, where is this documented? - MiamiExotics, Fri Feb 16 10:16:23 2007
• Been on the phone with USFW for hours... - thebigsquease, Fri Feb 16 15:11:24 2007
• lacey act to RON - BrianL, Fri Feb 16 15:31:35 2007
• This is a joke, right? - thebigsquease, Fri Feb 16 15:36:57 2007
• Ron you seem a little intense.... - TNS4LIFE, Fri Feb 16 15:57:02 2007
• RE: Ron you seem a little intense.... - thebigsquease, Fri Feb 16 16:06:35 2007
• RE: Ron you seem a little intense.... - MiamiExotics, Fri Feb 16 19:30:49 2007
• RE: This is a joke, right? - BrianL, Fri Feb 16 16:07:58 2007