Illegal medical lab containing bioengineered mice and infectious agents including HIV and herpes discovered in California

https://lemmy.nowsci.com/post/225465

Illegal medical lab containing bioengineered mice and infectious agents including HIV and herpes discovered in California - nowsci

What was illegal about it? Was that warehouse not zoned for labs? Obviously poor storage and labeling practices, but surly (maybe) not illegal?
You can’t just decide to set up a medical lab and do experiments with infectious diseases without permits and licences and oversight, you know.
I thought this was America!!!
The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a herpes infected mouse is a good guy with a herpes infected mouse
Clearly they were trying to develop a gun that shoots herpes in this lab.