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From: klotz@aicchi.UUCP (Klotzbach)
Newsgroups: rec.pets,alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Pirahana puzzle
Message-ID: <1006@aicchi.UUCP>
Date: 5 Feb 88 16:56:31 GMT
References: <2382@gryphon.CTS.COM> <4752@ihlpg.ATT.COM> <2409@gryphon.CTS.COM>
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> As far as i know, Piranha were made illegal in the entire United States
> in the late seventies.
> 
> If sombody were to call fish and game and get a definitive ruling,
> they could post an authoratative answer.
> 
> Ball in your court.

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I have followed up on this.

Item 1.

There is no Federal body called "Fish and Game" that appears to be a local 
entity in Ca or where ever gryphon is located.

Item 2.

First task try to find something that sounds like "Fish and Game".
I called the local office of "The Dept of the Interior, Us Fish and Wildlife
Services, Division of law enforcement 10600 Higins Road Rosemont, IL", 
They said "We have no restrictions on the possession of any species
of Piranha. Call you local department of Conservation to see if there are any
local restrictions". Of course this was not a legal brief, but I think that
would take care of the federal. But again call the IRS for any legal opinion
and you will get several different an contridictory answers, so...

Item 3.

I called the Il Department of Conservation 100 W. Randolf Chicago. They were
rather anoyed, have others been calling as well? Any how they said, "We let 
them be sold in Pet stores so of course there legal."

Item 4.

Although I am anoyed that the original poster did not do this le work before
tellin us all that we could not have owned Piranha, I willhave to thank him
for makin me research it. I now know who to talk to with similar questions.