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[gcsnelling]

Well they can't monitor these places all the time. However i will send the appropriate folks a link to this thread.

[Shareallicu]

 

 

Please read the rules.

 

Transportation of ants is illegal in the US, therefore discussion of it, or any illegal activity, is against the rules, and many members here will advise against these topics.

 

EDIT: While technically it's not breaking the rules yet, I still advise halting further conversation on this topic, as we have concluded from the past it doesn't end well.

 

8. Buying, selling, or trading queen ants is not illegal in most places, including the US, however, what is illegal a lot of times, is shipping or transporting them. Here in the US it is illegal to ship or transport queen ants across state borders. The scientific community also strongly discourages this because of the harm that can be done to the local ecosystem. Because of this, making arrangements to buy, sell, or trade nonnative queen ants is not allowed anywhere on Formiculture.com.

 

3. No posting any messages that are obscene, indecent, profane, vulgar, sexually oriented, or violate any US laws.

You can ship them across borders if you have a permit.  You have to know exactly where/what you are buying and where you are taking it (to which state).  I was going to get a permit to do that, but wasn't sure what I wanted at the time.  I may in the future though

 

As has been said time and time again. A general hobbyist is not going to be issued a permit to transport complete living colonies across state lines. I do not understand how hard it is to understand this, it aint rocket science folks, and for what it is worth the various agriculture agencies are aware of and do monitor this place and other arthropod discussion sites from time to time.

 

That is what I was told when I contacted the professionals, so I would tend to believe they know the laws more than anyone here.

[Serafine]

However i will send the appropriate folks a link to this thread.

Don't set your hopes too high, Batspiderfish already did.

[Loops117]

Please read the rules.

 

Transportation of ants is illegal in the US, therefore discussion of it, or any illegal activity, is against the rules, and many members here will advise against these topics.

 

EDIT: While technically it's not breaking the rules yet, I still advise halting further conversation on this topic, as we have concluded from the past it doesn't end well.

 

8. Buying, selling, or trading queen ants is not illegal in most places, including the US, however, what is illegal a lot of times, is shipping or transporting them. Here in the US it is illegal to ship or transport queen ants across state borders. The scientific community also strongly discourages this because of the harm that can be done to the local ecosystem. Because of this, making arrangements to buy, sell, or trade nonnative queen ants is not allowed anywhere on Formiculture.com.

 

3. No posting any messages that are obscene, indecent, profane, vulgar, sexually oriented, or violate any US laws.

 

This is exactly what i can't stand. Someone asks a simple question, and someone else feels the need to state the rules and try to halt a conversation. You are completely wrong with this kevin. I feel like this is exactly why threads never end well, because of posts exactly like yours. You had 0 input to this thread other then reminding people of a rule they're not breaking, nor acting like they were.

 

It IS illegal against the rules to make arrangements to import non-native ants anywhere on this site, however it IS NOT against the rules to talk about your non-native ants. gtfo

 

Edit: Yer not a mod, so why are you acting like one.

Edited by Loops117, January 29 2017 - 5:28 PM.