can I ship ball pythons to new york?

[Cheryl Marchek AKA JM]

I've got a potential buyer wants me to ship a ball python to new york. I thought it was illegal to ship to new York but he tells me long island is ok? A little clarification would be a great help. You still abut harold? Anyone I know or have documentation to show long island ok? I'd love to make the sale but I'd rather lose the sale than break the law.
Thanks!

[johnmartino]

LI; Nassau and Suffolk county are totally ok. 5 boroughs; Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, NYC, and Staten Island are a no.

[hhmoore]

As John stated above, the main place that is an issue is the 5 boroughs of NYC. I won't say there aren't any other localities with laws on the books, because I know there were some in the works years ago...but the NYC restrictions have been in effect for as long as I've been seriously into reptiles.

(Manhattan is the other borough, omitted from the previous post)

[Cheryl Marchek AKA JM]

Thanks that's what I needed to know!