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USFWS has, I think, six regional offices, spread across the country. It used to be that you applied to your state's Regional Office. I am in TN so my application was sent to Atlanta. You may be correct. Perhaps now the Atlanta Office issues all Interstate Commerce Permits for USFWS. The OP just has to do a Google search for USFWS and permits. It will tell him where to send his application.
Also, where did you hear that they will not issue permits for "pets"? I secured my first Interstate Commerce permit for eastern indigos in 1997. More permits in 2007, 2011, 2012, and 2013. They were all for pets. It is great if you breed them; I have a gravid female now. But it is not a requisite for getting a permit.
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