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Actually, I filled it out recently. It isn't bad at all. You do have to write a narrative to answer their 14 questions. The application is also expired but I called David Hess (South East FWS) and he told me to use the old application as the new one isn't available yet. Personally, I really question the purpose of the interstate commerce license. I suppose the federal FWS wants to regulate interstate commerce of this species because of their threatened status in their natural range. Unfortunately, breeders have inbred/line bred their Easterns for certain traits (red throats etc...) or because of the lack of genetic variability in their stock. Since the lines of Eastern and Texas indigos are so limited to begin with in this country (due to their illegal status in their indigenous states), the lack of movement of animals between states doesn't help inbreeding issues. Just my two cents.
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