A ferret savvy shopper reported today 7/9/03 that ferret kits with ONLY milk teeth and prolapsed rectums are at a pet shop in Claremont, NH. Store personnel admit that the vet has not okayed the sale of the ferrets. It was further stated by store personnell that these same ferrets had been moved from the Lebanon location to the Claremont location when it was discovered they were underage. These ferrets are being held within a locked cubicle - however many query how they were imported into the state at such a young age, when in fact RSA 437:10.IV: No person, firm or corporation shall ship or bring into the state of New Hampshire, to offer for sale or resale in the state of New Hampshire, any cat, dog or ferret less than 8 weeks of age. No licensee shall offer for sale or resale any cat, dog or ferret less than 8 weeks of age. Ferrets with merely milk teeth as several of these were reported are under the age of five weeks and may not be able to properly consume kibbled diet. www.ferretwise.org [Posted in FML issue 4204]