NY Env Conserv L § 11-0536 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 5 - Fish and Wildlife Management Practices Cooperative Program; Prohibitions; Taking of Fish, Wildlife, Shellfish and Crustacea for Scientific Or 11-0536 - Sale of Certain Wild Animals or Wild Animal Products Prohibited.

§ 11-0536. Sale   of  certain  wild  animals  or  wild  animal  productsprohibited.1. Except as provided in subdivision three hereof, no part of the skin   or body, whether raw or manufactured, of the following species  of  wild   animals  or  the  animal  itself  may be sold or offered for sale by any   individual, firm, corporation, association  or  partnership  within  the   state  of  New  York:--Leopard (Panthera pardus), Snow Leopard (Uuncia),   Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), Tiger  (Panthera  tigres),  Asiatic   Lion  (Panthera  leo  persica),  Cheetah  (Acinoyx jubatus), Alligators,   Caiman or Crocodile of the  Order  Crocodylia  (except  as  provided  in   subdivision  two  of  this  section),  tortoises  of the genus Gopherus,   marine turtles of the family Cheloniidae and the  family  Dermochelidae,   Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna), Wolf (Canis lupus), Red Wolf (Canis niger), or   Tasmanian  Forester  Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis) or Polar   Bear (Thalarctos maritimus),  Mountain  Lion,  sometimes  called  Cougar   (Felis  Concolar),  Jaguar  (Panthera onca), Ocelot (Felis pardalis), or   Margay (Felis wiedii), Sumatran Rhinoceros  (Dicerorhinus  sumatrensis),   or Black Rhinoceros (Dicero bicornis).2.  The commissioner may permit, under such terms and conditions as he   may prescribe, the importation and sale  of  the  skin,  body  or  parts   therefrom of Alligators, Caiman or Crocodile of the Order Crocodylia.3.  Any officer or agent authorized by the commissioner, or any police   officer of the  state  of  New  York,  or  any  police  officer  of  any   municipality  within  the  state  of  New  York, shall have authority to   execute any warrant to search for and seize any  goods,  merchandise  or   wildlife  sold  or offered for sale in violation of this section, or any   property or item used in connection with a violation  of  this  section;   such  goods,  merchandise,  wildlife  or  property shall be held pending   proceedings in any court of proper  jurisdiction.  Upon  conviction,  or   upon  the  entry of a judgment restraining the sale or offer for sale of   such goods, merchandise or wildlife on the ground that such  items  were   sold  or  offered  for  sale  in  violation of this section, such seized   goods, merchandise or wildlife shall be forfeited and, upon  forfeiture,   either offered to a recognized institution for scientific or educational   purposes, or destroyed.4.  The commissioner may permit, under such terms and conditions as he   may prescribe, the importation, transportation, possession  or  sale  of   any species or subspecies of fish or wildlife listed in this section for   zoological,   educational,   and   scientific   purposes,  and  for  the   propagation of such fish  or  wildlife  in  captivity  for  preservation   purposes, unless such importation, transportation, possession or sale is   prohibited by any federal law or regulation.