Yeah, surprising that he was allowed to keep his license, but it might actually be a good thing. At least DEC can now monitor him as they can do spot checks to make sure everything is above board. If he was no longer allowed to keep natives then he would probably continue keeping exotics (or unlicensed natives) and DEC wouldn't be able to do anything unless they had evidence he was keeping them again, although i bet he wouldn't try selling them anymore.
So while that is a plus, really he shouldn't be allowed the privilege to be keeping natives but that's life.
