LOL, I didn't think it was a dig, but sometimes I miss them so I figured I'd ask just to clarify.
As far as illegal-yes, if you were selling drugs it's just downright against the law, and whoevers doing the selling is in the wrong. I think in the case of these Zoa's, BWT provided a source showing that the collection/selling of them was not illegal (the article stated all zoas are illegal or would have too much red tape to allow selling, BWT source countered that claim.) So I thought that issue was resolved. Next we're dealing with documentation of said location and legality (that the item is not 100% illegal, only illegal in certain situations (non-medical drugs, improperly collected corals, right?)
So we're not talking about you selling something that's illegal outright, we're saying where's the proof that what you're selling is what you claim it to be (at least that's my understanding as the first claim that JDZ are outright illegal-if we're still on that one any further discussion is pointless before resolving the overall legallity issue.) In such a case, industry standards are typically used. You selling frags of your stuff is industry standard- you say "this is this" and based upon visual evidence, your assertion is believed (I'm assuming here, I apologise if this isn't what you do as I don't mean to speak for you.)
This is what the sellers of JDZ are doing, using industry standards. If something more than industry standards is required, I guess I would have to ask what is needed?
The example of what I did at the store was industry standards-I purchased and sold Hawaiin Yellow Tangs and Red Sea Purple tangs based upon information supplied by my suppliers. Now if it was something outright illegal, such as selling a Garibaldi (illegal in california but legal to sell out of state) it would be on me-The known selling of an illegal item places responsibility of the seller.
I missed their source and don't want to sift through ten pages to find it. What was their source besides this (not a quote): find zoas that are this color....which happened within a couple pages.