A few years ago, I spoke with a federal wildlife enforcement officer. He
told me about arresting folks with them. He spoke only of the commercial
poachers.
Chuck Church
Indianapolis, Indiana USA
In a message dated 4/4/03 10:57:31 AM US Central Standard Time,
sege7_2000_at_yahoo.com writes:
<< I don't know about Illinois Sajjad, but in Ohio
possession of a mussel shell, is against the law. We
can not even pick up dead shells on the shores of our
streams here. This is a result of mussel poaching by
the button industry and whoever else uses mussel
shells.
I would first check and make sure you are allowed to
have them.
Klaus >>
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