Joe,



Well, I just scanned the document but it reminded me of what Eugene was talking about when he told me of his ideas back several years ago. It reminds me of the AZA with its use of accrediation. I believe they started out as optional but nowadays if you are not an AZA accredited zoo you are shunned. It sets up a system that will have power over people. If PIJAC decides to start setting new policies that take away our rights but are required for accreditation then people can find themselves on the short end of the stick.



The $100 fee for accreditation for breeders is way to expensive for most hobbyists. We already have to pay $60 for a non-game dealer permit, $60 for an exotic snake permit, $23 for a hunting license and $75 to $160 for each other states annual non-resident hunting licenses. If you do herp shows out of state you have to buy liscenses in each of those states and deal with taxes for each of those states.



I worry that it may make things difficult for new guys coming up and smaller businesses who are already hurting. I worry that it may force concessions by collectors and dealers to give up certain rights and privileges to stay accreditted. And if buyers only buy from accreditted folks then it could set up a monopoly. It may also create a bureaucracy controlled by the big breeders, academics and AR compromise. I don't feel 100% confident that PIJAC will protect the rights of collectors and the sale of wild caught especially with its alliances with academics and groups like PARC.



Does that answer your question?



Welkerii

El Paso, TX

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