Local bait shop raided

[dogfish]

This was on News22. Feds have nothing better to do than hassle a bait shop owner??

Local bait shop raided
by Environmental Police and federal
agents

Updated: Wednesday, 25 Feb 2009, 12:17 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 25 Feb 2009, 12:16 PM ESTWEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A bait shop in West Springfield was raided by Environmental police and federal agents Wednesday morning.

Michael's Wholesale Bait Inc. on Wayside Avenue was raided around 6:30 a.m.

Little information is being released at this time. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Regan declined to comment on the situation.
Major John Pajak with the Massachusetts Environmental Police said: "They are in the wholesaling business of live fishing bait. It is tightly regulated by both the federal and state governments."

22News will continue to follow the story and bring you the latest as soon as it becomes available.

[CharlieTuna]

Dogfish, this came from the ice shanty website. There was a potential of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS). Still, to me, that doesn't justify the manpower for a raid.

Our "assachusetts" tax dollars at work.

"The sales rep Craig from Michael's Wholesale Bait out of Massachusetts is telling all of his dealers in New York to dump their supply of Hunts Minnows since their certification is suspect. Heard that from many bait shops owners in the Sacandaga and Saratoga region.
This is true, heard it directly from Craig. The hunts are certified, but the paperwork has them listed by the wrong species, they are trying to resolve this, but can't ship out any of the bait in question for the time being."

[dogfish]

Yeah, I heard something like that but didn't get to post it. Thanks for the info, still a stupid waste of taxpayer funds.