Good points and unfortunately very true. This is why South Florida Water Management District is asking U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop all importation by placing Burms and other species on the Lacy act 's list of injurious wildlife.

The real question is why can't Florida pass it's own law banning importation into there own state. Why are they asking a federal agency to do the dirty work for them and thereby restricting all other states’ right to regulate there own affairs. California has laws against various injurious wildlife that don’t affect other states. For example, in California it is illegal to own, or bring into the state, ferrets or gerbils. Hawaii has laws against all snakes. So why doesn’t Florida take care of its own business without requesting the federal government to impose laws onto the county as a whole?

Just my thoughts

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Larry Walker

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