Thursday, March 09, 2023

YET ANOTHER CALIFORNIA OVERREACH SLAPPED DOWN

By Bob Walsh

 

Giant gators harvested as alligator season is underway in Louisiana

This 12-feet-long 606 pounds Louisiana gator will make lots of boots, belts, and handbags

 

The formerly great state of California banned the importation and sale of products made from crocodile and alligator.  The state of Louisiana sued, asserting (correctly) that this subject area is controlled by the federal government.  Chief U. S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller had already halted implementation of the CA ban.  In a ruling issued Tuesday she put the kibosh on the law.

The California ban covered things made from alligator and two species of crocodile, the Nile croc and the Saltwater croc.  All of these are legal under U. S. law and various international treaties.   

2 comments:

Trey said...

Most Gator products are raised in gator farms in Louisiana.

bob walsh said...

Both Louisiana and Florida are pretty much up to their armpits in these critters.