Definitely a good idea to call around and see what the specific rules are. With some states (except for PA - I don't know what their problem is) there seems to wiggle room for quakers from other states. I think one state requires them to be banded, I forget which one. I know Georgia has a drive through only rule - I believe you can bring a quaker in the state for 24 hours or something like that. Let us know what you found out!
That's concerning. Selective enforcement of the law isn't a good thing.
Who knows what PA's problem is. Half the Game Commission officers don't even know what a Quaker looks like. I was accused of "harboring" a QP some years ago...Titan the IRN.
I guess they went by the fact that Titan's green - by that description alone, half the parrots we see would be considered QPs. Ergo the gray fronted conure or parakeet ... now if we could figure out how to put a crest on a QP that would requalify them as a cockatoo ....
I didn't want to say anything but the Visitors Bureau people are nice and friendly and can tell you where to go (as in visit) but all you'll get are confused answers from most people you ask. The risk is of running into that one state employee who can identify a QP. Murphy's law has a tendency to kick in at any time and the biggest giveaway (for me) about QP are their voice and sound.
Yes, the very rare ring necked quaker
extra dangerous
Like I said, the Game Commission people are a "little" uninformed. A few years ago, after a anonymous complaint was filed, the GC -in full uniform- came pounding on my door, and said I was "harboring" illegal exotic bird(s). At the time, we had two tiels, a couple budgies, and Titan. They didn't know what species Titan was, and had to get a book out to determine that he WAS an IRN.Yes, the very rare ring necked quaker
That's horrible! I would have been terrified. Thank goodness that they were able to understand that Titan was not a quaker.
