Fish And Plant Legistlation

[fifefish]

its is legal to ship live plants and live fish to the USA from the UK or would i be breaking the law?

 

[minxfishy]

Depends on the fish/plants, some are illegal in the US or even certain states within the US.

 

[fifefish]

im shipping java moss
is that legal in ohio?

 

[minxfishy]

Yes that would be fine as far as I know.

 

[fifefish]

thanks for know how

 

[OldMan47]

I spend time on a Canadian forum where this has been discussed at length. Apparently, even though a plant or fish is legal to have in the US, there are requirements for permits for people who ship into the US across the border. The information I have gathered there made it unlikely that an individual would want to spend the money involved in getting the permit, even though it is a small enough charge to make the annual permit cost quite cheap for a major vendor.

 

[drobbyb]

I shipped a box of fish to a customer in Canada and it was a hassle, but possible. Currently there are no restrictions on what can be shipped to Canada except restricted or endangered species. I'm not sure on the US policy, but I think ours are similar to Canada. AFAIK java moss is not a restricted species in the US. It can be found at almost every pet shop (well not every shop, but the better ones!)

 

[fifefish]

thanks for the assurance