Finally in 2006, the State of New York adopted legislation that gave all native frogs, turtles, snakes, lizards and
salamanders legal protection as game species, with very few open to harvest. The law does not differentiate
between wild-caught and captive-bred animals or animals possessed prior to enactment of the law. And the law
applies to herps in “any life form,” which includes eggs and larvae. There still remains a limited harvest for the
Diamondback Terrapin, a native turtle of Long Island’s brackish waters. Common Snapping Turtles can still be
taken in quantities that allow a controlled harvest without stimulating a commercial market. And there is a
season for certain frog species in the summer months as well. DEC will issue a permit to individuals who desire
to possess a limited number of the more common species of herps, but this permit does not allow buying, selling
or breeding
pretty sure you cant sell these anyways