Great Lakes fish hauling stopped to combat virus

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Rule affects industry, bait shops

Transport of live fish among the Great Lakes states and their importation here from the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec - an industry valued at tens of millions of dollars annually - came to a screeching halt this week with a federal order aimed at preventing the spread of a virus that kills fish.

The order, issued by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, caught Great Lakes state fisheries authorities by surprise when it went into effect Tuesday.

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