I understand. You're questions are meant to shoot holes in the legitimacy of a recommended breeders list, and the idea that one breeder should have preference over another because of the flaws that that system presents. I understand your position, but at this point, I don't know what to advise you. Do you want me to boycott that system because you view it as unfair?



As far as government stings and all of that, I'll leave that to those who need to worry. As far as I have seen, this bill was lip service to some higher-ups, and actual enforcement of the law is nearly unenforceable (ask the game wardens), let alone alterna swat teams. Maybe I am alone here, but I have not seen an increase in LE presence since this bill was passed.



The difference, as I understand it, between now and 25 years ago, was that collecting any alterna was illegal, now it just depends on where you hunt it. If records could be falsified in order to get some sort of market advantage, who's to say that they would mean anything during an investigation? Just because I have documented that this snake is a wc juno rd., who's to say it really isn't just a cb that a deceased friend produced? I falsified the records because I wanted to give my animals more validity. Again, this may be naive, but I don't see this as a realistic possibility, the way the law is currently written. You are right, you would have to be a complete idiot, if you are poaching, to get prosecuted.



John

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