rockm

"but they did ask, and got an answer that encouraged them to go ahead. It's hard to blame them for that if the regulations haven't been strongly enforced and every shipment before enforcement would be profitable..... if they hadn't asked it would be different."

I guess this has me wondering--why take State official's word about a Federal law? The room for disconnect between the two is enormous. Why not hire a lawyer to determine if the rules are in effect. I guess it's easy for me to second guess, be self-righteous and smug. I have no clue about importing trees. I also didn't lose tens of thousands of dollars. I hope these guys find a way to recover. Tough break.