In a message of 11 Nov 95  12:59:05, Ellen Kessler wrote:
EK> I was thinking more along the lines of the borders themselves. Once
EK> smugglers cross into U.S. territory, does that mean they can take them
EK> out of the car wheels and car trunks because they're suddenly legal? Of
EK> course not. I wasn't thinking in terms of the border states, such as
EK> Arizona, where innocent people might innocently purchase smuggled birds. 
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EK> But, of course, it's not just the border states that are susceptible.
EK> Every state in the U.S. sees smuggled birds.
It could be worse... We could be like the UK... They sieze your birds and 
then the months it takes the justice system to work, you need to prove your 
innocence. If any birds are lost while you prove innocence, Sorry is all they 
say.
Yeah, i've seen and heard it happen in the U.S. where Joe Jealous Birdowner 
lies or passes a rumor to Fish and Game and bam, they snatch all your birds. 
No evidence, just a comment from one person.
We got to admit though that smuggling cases are fewer now than say 5 years 
ago.
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