Cheeseball Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 I was hoping to get some Cajun dwarf crayfish, or maybe some orange dwarf crayfish. Then I realized I am in California, the golden state where there are TONS of fun-killing laws (except marijuana, for some reason, that's legal). I did some reading, but I still don't know for sure what the laws are regarding aquarium crayfish. And my lfs has dwarf Mexican crayfish... so I came here too ask for advice. Does anyone know what the laws regarding crayfish in California are? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revaria Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 By the looks of it you can keep crayfish except for the species, procambarus clarkii and oronectes virillis. I got my info from the site below and also from the restricted species laws and regulation on importation, transportation and possession of wild animals -manual 671. Dwarf mexican crayfish should be fine as they are of the species cambarellus genus. https://www.animallaw.info/administrative/california-exotic-pets-§-671-importation-transportation-and-possession-live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseball Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 WOOOOOO!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseball Posted December 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 I did some more reading, it seems most crayfish are actually illegal in California, except the two spices you mentioned. Can any of you guys confirm this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revaria Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 Oh while rereading it, it appears you are correct. The other species are illegal, except for those two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseball Posted December 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 Well, since my lfs has CPOs, I might see if the guy there has any input. Maybe you need a permit? Thanks for the replys, too. Revaria 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseball Posted December 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Ok, this is rather interesting, the lfs guy said that his crayfish are legal. He even said that fish and game come in sometimes to make sure he ins't selling anything illegal. So, if he didn't get in trouble for the crayfish, they should be fine. His crayfish appear to be CPOs. However, because of what that website said, for anyone reading this, it might be a good idea to ask your local lfs before getting any. Revaria 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revaria Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 Sounds good and I didn't know that they actually send people to take a look to see if they sold anything illegal, it makes sense though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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