Storm in a tea cup...again.....
Yeah until you are the guy being reported
Storm in a tea cup...again.....
I seriously think you underestimate what you are suggesting. Drafting laws is not something that you can just do on the fly. We are talking about hundreds of thousands in attorney fees and years and years of work after which goverment can just deny you anyway.
Quite frankly it seems like we are operating in a grey area of the law, considering that the laws don't specifically mention home aquariums. In my opinion then it is easiest to just let things be. Aquariums have been around in South Africa for years and years and I cannot find one instance where a reefer was prosecuted.
The laws are designed to protect wildlife and not to prosecute reefers for picking up seashells. The only way in my opinion that you will get any laws changed is if a reefer actually gets charged, goes to court, and wins his case. You will then have a precedent that will prevent people from trying to prosecute somebody else under similar circumstances.
In short just let this lie, rocking the boat will draw undue attention to our hobby which I think is not needed.
I have tanks full of frags...I am not scared at all...its a load of bull. Read the law...each and every petshop should be shut down if that law is applied to the marine hobby. How the hell is MCM going to explain that they are charging a member of the public when they are themselves dishing out permits to the shops who import the very same corals...then SARS is also in the poo cause their jobs are to inspect each shipment and ensure tax is being paid and all is above order...what about the clearing agents...means they also knee high in the poo.... People need to think about this logically - the first people who are going to be asked questions will be the businesses...not the guy who has a few small tanks at home selling frags to buy salt. NONE of the reefers in SA are selling huge amounts of coral and making tens of 1000's of rands a month.
Who are you, really?
Its not really rumours and assumptions...it has been stated what the intentions are on one of the other forums.
Some interesting comments being put forward, both here and to me via email, with regards to setting up a separate committee or group to deal with this, in essence a good idea I suppose, but I have to ask, is it really necessary? Is the government gunning for us? After all these years of openly fragging, has anyone here ever been approached by someone from these authorities and been advised or warned that what they are doing is illegal? I have to admit, I kind of agree with the storm in a tea cup analogy, I mean, is this all really so necessary?
Yes of course I don't mind, although I'm not sure if you need permission first though? We don't want copyright or plagiarism to be added to our charge sheet.Dean would you mind if I posted the person in questions response from another forum...it may give some clarity to everyone. Names can be excluded if necessary.
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I cant stand this tippy toing around.
NJ, did you report anyone?
Aquariums have been around in South Africa for years and years and I cannot find one instance where a reefer was prosecuted.