Re: fish from Canada into the U.S.

[Randy Carey <carey@spacestar.net>]

When I came back from Montreal (I met John that night), I and my host
drove back to the States.  We told them we had aquarium fish. 
No problems.  And that _was_ after 9-11.

My point is that flying across puts one under more scrutiny.  That's
why one needs a passport when flying, but not when driving.  And
from what I have heard, the particular Customs agent _does_ make a
difference even when driving.  The same thing goes with US Fish
& Wildlife.  My state's agent has let a guy bring back discus
from Hong Kong, no license and no fees.  But Lee Finley told me that
his F&W agent makes him get a license because he writes about the
fish and that makes the cargo "commercial."  Really! 
So it turns out the North Dakota agent who spoke to me is apparently from
the stricter school than my state's agent.

--Randy

At 02:05 PM 4/6/2002, you wrote:
> Hi Randy,
>       That's interesting as we (living so close
> to the border - right John) just go back and forth with no problems at
> all. As a matter of fact, I have a couple of friends that belong to
> Canadian clubs and cross the border with fish every month. I think
> sometimes it depends on who the Customs Inspector is. 
>       Don Z


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