I have written confirmation that we can have two individuals of indigenous species without documentation and additional specimens with documentation in the form of bill of sale or journal records in PA. The information came snail mail and I have no scanner, but anyone who wants a copy can send a stamped sae to



Fred Bruckman

132 Labrador Dr.

Ligonier, PA 15658



As a reminder it is currently against the policy of PAFB to breed the two legally possessed wild caught individuals. Possession of those offspring is against policy. I believe that this violates the statute which prohibits only wild caught animals from being kept and sold. The PAFB has taken the position that the sperm and egg that produce the offspring are taken from the wild and are "parts" of the wild caught specimens. I do not believe this interpretation will stand and have been working to have it changed.



IMHO any conversation with any government official is useless unless it is backed up by written confirmation. The written confirmation then needs to be compared to what the statutes and regulations say. I have found two instances where the "policy" of an agency was in conflict with what the legislature has said. Agencies need to be called on these discrepancies. They seem to count on us just accepting what they say whether it agrees with actual law or not.

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