A LFS has dyed fish

[corykitty516]

SECTION 47-1-125. Coloring or dying animals prohibited; sale or distribution of certain young animals prohibited; penalty.

(1) It is unlawful for any person to dye or color artificially any animal or fowl, including but not limited to rabbits, baby chickens, and ducklings, or to bring any dyed or colored animal or fowl into this State.

(2) It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale or give away as merchandising premiums, baby chickens, ducklings or other fowl under four weeks of age or rabbits under two months of age to be used as pets, toys or retail premiums.

(3) This section shall not be construed to apply to any animal or fowl, including but not limited to rabbits, baby chickens and ducklings to be used or raised for agricultural purposes by persons with proper facilities to care for them or for poultry or livestock exhibitions.

(4) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.

here is the link SC Code of Law
oh and here is how an "animal" is defined

(1) "Animal" or "animals" shall be held to include all living vertebrate creatures except homo sapiens.

Do you think I could use this South Carolina statute to convince the pet shop that they cant do this? The reason I even though of it was that my mom was telling me she remembered when it became illegal to dye baby bunnies and chicks for easter. She said ... why cant this apply to fish? What do y'all think?

 

[Ben]

show the pet shop this law

it should stop them good on ya
DD

 

[SirMinion]

Post a copy of the law and a photo of the store to your local branch of the ASPCA, and also to your local equivalent to what we in the UK call the Livestock Commision.

 

[corykitty516]

I am sooooo on this. I have several friends on the SPCA board... actually my mom used to assist with animal placement after they did big rescues. She is also friends with a federal veterinarian.

Hey folks around the US ... check your law codes ... surely SC is not the only state with a statute like this. I'd look them all up but I have pathophysiology homework to finish

 

[OohFeeshy]

Hey, illegal or not, it sholud stop them selling them, even for a while, while they check it out. I'm no expert, but it seems perfectly illegal to me Why can't we have laws like that over in Sunny Happy UK land?

 

[OohFeeshy]

Oh, yeah. How do you get one of the Death by Dyeing banners in your sig?

 

[Erised]

Next time, could you please use the "edit" button instead of making a new post when you've got last post anyway?

http/www.deathbydyeing.org/ thats where they get it from. Under the "link to us" section

 

[OohFeeshy]

Yes I know that, I just don't know how to link to the image because you can only put a hyperlink in your sig but the PC won't tell me. And I only though, ooh, I fogot the edit button after I had posted. Sorry