New York May Ban Shark Fin Sales, Following Other States

Posted on February 23, 2012 by John

Earlier this week, New York State legislators introduced a bill that would ban the sale, trading, possession and distribution of shark fins, possibly as of 2013. California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington already ban shark fin and Florida, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia have legislation pending.

 

 

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I'm a Taiwanese-American and was born & raised in Western Massachusetts, went to college in upstate New York, worked in Connecticut, went to grad school in North Carolina and then moved out to the Bay Area in 1999 and have been living here ever since - love the weather and almost everything about the area (except the high cost of housing...)
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