This is not good.......

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BENTONVILLE - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed with Channel 7 News Sunday that a piranha was caught in Lake Bentonville last week.

According to AGFC Assistant Chief of Communications,  Keith Stephens, the fish was caught on Friday. Stephens said people have caught piranhas in Arkansas before, but they don't last long.

"We get a few pacus and piranhas caught from time to time. They get to big from someone's aquarium and they release them. They cannot survive our low winter water temperatures so no populations have ever been established," Stephens said.

According to AGFC piranha's are among several special of exotic animals that are unlawful to import or transport.

[GraphicGr8s]

They need to drain the lake to get rid of those pesky piranha. God, I remember back in the early 80s they were talking about draining one of the HOMES for just that reason.

[PaulineMi]

BENTONVILLE - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed with Channel 7 News Sunday that a piranha was caught in Lake Bentonville last week.

According to AGFC Assistant Chief of Communications,  Keith Stephens, the fish was caught on Friday. Stephens said people have caught piranhas in Arkansas before, but they don't last long.

"We get a few pacus and piranhas caught from time to time. They get to big from someone's aquarium and they release them. They cannot survive our low winter water temperatures so no populations have ever been established," Stephens said.

According to AGFC piranha's are among several special of exotic animals that are unlawful to import or transport.

What specifically does "transport" mean?

[BallAquatics]

What specifically does "transport" mean?

I believe that means you cannot go to South America and transport them back home with you.  I know Stephan has special permits just to bring fish home from his trips to Europe.

Dennis

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BENTONVILLE - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed with Channel 7 News Sunday that a piranha was caught in Lake Bentonville last week.

According to AGFC Assistant Chief of Communications,  Keith Stephens, the fish was caught on Friday. Stephens said people have caught piranhas in Arkansas before, but they don't last long.

"We get a few pacus and piranhas caught from time to time. They get to big from someone's aquarium and they release them. They cannot survive our low winter water temperatures so no populations have ever been established," Stephens said.

According to AGFC piranha's are among several special of exotic animals that are unlawful to import or transport.

What specifically does "transport" mean?

....ship, or carry to another location here in the states too..

[PaulineMi]

Thanks Dennis.

[PaulineMi]

BENTONVILLE - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed with Channel 7 News Sunday that a piranha was caught in Lake Bentonville last week.

According to AGFC Assistant Chief of Communications,  Keith Stephens, the fish was caught on Friday. Stephens said people have caught piranhas in Arkansas before, but they don't last long.

"We get a few pacus and piranhas caught from time to time. They get to big from someone's aquarium and they release them. They cannot survive our low winter water temperatures so no populations have ever been established," Stephens said.

According to AGFC piranha's are among several special of exotic animals that are unlawful to import or transport.

What specifically does "transport" mean?

....ship, or carry to another location here in the states too..

If moving them around in the US  is illegal there's illegal activity occurring....which is not surprising.

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BENTONVILLE - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed with Channel 7 News Sunday that a piranha was caught in Lake Bentonville last week.

According to AGFC Assistant Chief of Communications,  Keith Stephens, the fish was caught on Friday. Stephens said people have caught piranhas in Arkansas before, but they don't last long.

"We get a few pacus and piranhas caught from time to time. They get to big from someone's aquarium and they release them. They cannot survive our low winter water temperatures so no populations have ever been established," Stephens said.

According to AGFC piranha's are among several special of exotic animals that are unlawful to import or transport.

What specifically does "transport" mean?

....ship, or carry to another location here in the states too..

If moving them around in the US  is illegal there's illegal activity occurring....which is not surprising.

Some states do allow possession...others not....so transporting across certain state borders may be illegal too....

http://www.opefe.com/state_stat_prohibit.html

[b125killer]

We can still buy and sell the in Illinois.  It's a shame people have to be so stupid.  They found a gator a few years ago in our river. It was also early November.  Poor thing was half frozen but still alive.

[wsantia1]

They sell them here in Delaware too.

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They sell them here in Delaware too.

Sure...ya just can't take them to NY, RI, or NJ.......permits in NY tho.......