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USARK Alert - HR2920 Amendments to the Lacey Act

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http://usark.org/2015-blog/hr-2920/

USARK put out an alert last night asking people to please contact their representatives to oppose HR2920.

If you don't know who your representative is you can look up the info at http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ based on your zip code.

IMO the mere fact that this legislation was introduced - as it would write into the US Code and not the Code of Federal Regulations that importation and interstate transport of listed species is prohibited - shows that the USFWS knows it's on very shaky ground in the lawsuit. If it were sure of its position this bill would not be needed.
 
Fws doesn't have a choice but to get an amendment or executive order. Since if the judge rules 18 usc 42 doesn't give them the right to regulate interstate transportation; all species on lacey will be allowed to go across state lines. ...usark focusing on interstate commerce is what is forcing fws hand in this matter. And now usark is telling people to call and say they oppose a bill that will stop interstate transportation of things like zebra muscles and other animals that are actually invasive. ...sure to make the reptile industry look even worse.
 
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