Need clarification on NY reptile law

[Rushthezeppelin]

I think it's the same about everywhere. Those codes are not something DNR Officers deal with very often. I had trouble with a local Officer who wasn't correct when he quoted the code to the Health Dept. That added to weeks to my fight to keep my snapping turtle. I knew the officer was wrong so I didn't worry about it.

Ya even worse. You have clear as mud regs then you throw very opinionated people on top of that to enforce said regs. Heck sounds alot like my career field, home inspections. I deal with certifying homes Energy Star and frankly our code has a lot of grey area, some inspectors are total nazis about it and other's like me try to take a realistic approach and really only go after people on things that actually will affect their customer's energy bills.

[mcspin]

Ya even worse. You have clear as mud regs then you throw very opinionated people on top of that to enforce said regs. Heck sounds alot like my career field, home inspections. I deal with certifying homes Energy Star and frankly our code has a lot of grey area, some inspectors are total nazis about it and other's like me try to take a realistic approach and really only go after people on things that actually will affect their customer's energy bills.

My past experience with wildlife officials is similar to your description. They have convinced me that 95% of them simply want to throw their weight around and will do everything in their power to prevent you from doing what you want, no matter what the regs say. This is why I don't want to call them, you can't trust what that particular person says. If I don't need a permit, I don't want to alert them, since that is an invitation for them to abuse their power once again.

I once participate in a volunteer program in New York that involved raising chickens. "Volunteer" turned into "do what we say, or we'll shut you down". I think I'll apply my own interpretation of the regs, until I hear different.