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California’s criminalization of possessing and selling shark fins is unconstitutional, the Asian American Rights Committee of California claims in state court.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Shark fin soup is an Asian cultural delicacy with origins in the Ming Dynasty. It is a ceremonial centerpiece of traditional Chinese banquets, as well as celebrations of weddings and birthdays of one’s elders,” the committee’s complaint states.<\/p>\n

The group claims that Assembly Bills 376 and 853, co-authored by Paul Fong, who is of Chinese descent, violate the Constitution’s interstate commerce clause and constitute an unlawful taking of private property.<\/p>\n

As of July 1, 2013, owning or selling shark fins in California will be punishable by up to six months in prison and a $1,000 fine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Legislature passed the law to try to stop “shark finning,” in which a shark’s fin is cut off and the live shark is tossed back into the ocean to die a slow death.<\/p>\n

A pound of shark fin can fetch up to $600.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“By outlawing the acquisition, possession or sale of shark fins in California, the Shark Fin Ban not only burdens but entirely eliminates this interstate trade.”<\/p>\n

The group claims its members “supply nearly 100 percent of the shark fins consumed by Asian Americans in California.”<\/strong> Its members also supply shark fins to most large cities in the U.S.<\/p>\n

The group seeks declaratory and injunctive relief preventing the state from enforcing the ban.<\/p>\n

It is represented by Christopher Carr with Morrison & Foerster.<\/p>\n

Nice to see us Asian Americans sticking up for something regardless of its profit potential. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Source Courthousenews.com<\/em>
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