Got this from my broker today:
The following procedures regarding tropical fish shipments which contain live snails will take effect immediately. USDA will begin holding and inspecting shipments of tropical fish and/or aquatic plants which may contain live aquatic and land snails. Specimens which are determined to be of quarantine significance will require the following options: re-exportation or destruction. In addtion, all aquatic and terrestrial mollusks require a USDA permit to enter the united states.
Then there was a list of "ok" snail species:
Pila sp.
Pomacea bridgesi
P. canaliculata
P. dolioides
P. ghiesbechti
I'm not familiar with any of those snails. Anyone know what they are or why USDA is doing this?
The following procedures regarding tropical fish shipments which contain live snails will take effect immediately. USDA will begin holding and inspecting shipments of tropical fish and/or aquatic plants which may contain live aquatic and land snails. Specimens which are determined to be of quarantine significance will require the following options: re-exportation or destruction. In addtion, all aquatic and terrestrial mollusks require a USDA permit to enter the united states.
Then there was a list of "ok" snail species:
Pila sp.
Pomacea bridgesi
P. canaliculata
P. dolioides
P. ghiesbechti
I'm not familiar with any of those snails. Anyone know what they are or why USDA is doing this?