Had a rare event happen in Nebraska yesterday while driving through the state. I stopped at the weigh station and went through with no issues like usual and about 10 miles later, I got pulled over.
I had seen the officers at the weigh station and was surprised they had chased me down...They were Nebraska game Wardens wanting my "Papers" like origin sources, bills of sale, health certifications, etc. I know you NEVER want to tell an officer the law, but when they said the were confiscating my truck and hauling my butt to jail after inspecting my cargo, I had little to lose at that. I "informed" the officers that I was not required to have any state permitting (I was not selling in NE) or health certificates (tilapia are immune to all APHIS tested disease and exempt of all requirements), plus, I don't generally write myself a bill of sale for fish I own and produce. I broke the second cardinal rule of showing the officer the appropriate sections of the wildlife code.
The Game Wardens were NOT happy, yet one pulled out his phone and called someone. After about an hour, my jaw dropped as much as the Game Warden's first did at my arrogance...The Game Warden apologized at having stopped and delayed me, said I was free to go and then thanked me for enlightening them on their laws. A true Ripley's Believe It Or Not moment for me...lol
I'll add that I had to show them this thread and a couple others along with my receipt book before they would believe I just "wandered" the nation delivering fish. I have a hard time believing some of the thins I do, places I go and fish I haul...why would they????
