[Tex Gal]

For those of you that aren't' familiar with what plants are considered noxious weeds by the federal government I thought I'd post these links. If you are wondering you can now look it up.

http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxiousDriver#federal

http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/laws/statelaws.shtml

 

[Tex Gal]

Is it illegal to trade Hygrophila polysperma (Sunset), the one with red leaves throught US, or just a few states? Anybody knows?

It's on the list. A federal list means all states, at least that's how I understand it.

 

[Tex Gal]

Well said, in summary, Amanda. I'm not sure about the correctness of your legal arguments. I think it displays a youthful, refreshing ignorance about how powerful our government is, and what it can, and cannot do, as governed by the constitution. Consider the case, a few years, ago where the government took away a private citizen's land, and gave it to another "private" entity, claiming it would benefit the community. That went to the supreme court and the land was seized. Turns out, due to the economic slow down, that private corporation never did use the land- but the previous owner lost it just the same.

We think logically, bureaucrats, many times, just throw legislation at things, without thinking it to it's logical end.