Section 11-0536. Sale of certain wild animals or wild animal products prohibited

* 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
  Kangaroo  (Macropodidae)  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).
    * NB Effective until November 9, 2009
    * 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).
    * NB Effective November 9, 2009
    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.