I doubt anyone knows, but this is the 'Dope, so I may get lucky.
Browsing an aquarium sales web site, I found that an acclimation kit cannot be shipped to (and presumably not sold in) California or Kansas.
One places a newly arrived fish in a bowl, and drips aquarium water into the bowl using this little hose. Why in the heck can it not be shipped to California or Kansas?
Can;t answer, and I’m in Kansas. Perhaps there is a tax issue?
Would a friendly neighborhood Moderator change the “cold” title to “sold”?
Some fish and plants are forbidden in some places because they may be invasive, but a hose?
It sort of looks like that website doesn’t ship any aquarium stuff to CA or KS, but a dog tether, for example, can go to both states.
Maybe you need a specific license to sell aquarium stuff in those states and they don’t have that authorization.
Thanks, that is plausible, given my post about invasive species.
I had never heard of drip acclimation kits.
I’ve been adding aquarium water gradually to floating plastic bags holding new fish over the course of 45 minutes or so before releasing them into the tank and all the piscines have done well.
I suppose I’ve been fortunate in not experiencing death from shock or Toxic Water From The Fish Shop.
If you don’t flag it, a mod isn’t going to see it.
reported.
I just went to a different aquarium supply store (not in CA or KS) and they would have shipped to California.
Done.
I just called the place at 888-THAT-PET and asked them. They told me they don’t ship anything to California because of tax and sales restrictions. As you know CA has strict labeling laws. I don’t know what tax limitations there are but apparently this company doesn’t want to deal with them. They have no problem shipping to other states so someone could purchase it and send it on to you.
I literally just got off the phone with them too. She said “regulations and tax and stuff” but they will sell non aquarium stuff. There are likely regulations about selling live sea life and they just applied it to all things tagged aquarium out of laziness. There’s no reason not to sell a little hose. They are available on other sites.
Maybe they just don’t like Kansas?
Thanks, TriPolar.
As an Internet retailer, it’s easier to exclude a single category of products than a multitude of individual products. I’m guessing it’s state agriculture department restrictions on certain live plants and/or animals.
ETA: I just noticed @hajario said essentially the same thing 3 posts ahead of me.
I love it myself. We have a Democratic governor in spite of the Republican…people… she must work with. And now I’ll leave the politics.
It’s my home. If there’s some quirk in sales laws like that, I’ll put up with it.
A friend’s daughter used to board a horse with us. She then moved to Wyoming for a job on a dude ranch, taking people on trail rides. From there she moved to Hawaii to do the same job. We thought she was in heaven, but she hated Hawaii.
She met a guy from Kansas, married him, and that’s where they live now. We tease her about it, but she absolutely loves Kansas.
California has some weird laws (I know, this surprises everyone). I went to order some leather-lined moccasins the other day from LL Bean, and they wouldn’t ship to California. When I inquired, their representative said that products with leather that touches the skin require special labeling, which their products don’t have.
There isn’t a law in California that says that products with leather that touches skin needs special labeling. This should have been painfully obvious with a little common sense. I know it’s fun to bag on California and all but come on.
There is a general law in California about labeling on products that are treated in certain ways and maybe certain types of leather fall under that law which include those shoes. I found this article below.
https://www.leathermag.com/features/featurein-the-courts-of-california-100223-10585190/
Prop 65 definitely had a ton of unintended consequences to the point of it being useless but putting a generic sticker on a box isn’t that onerous.