I'm sorry guys, I've been searching the web and I haven't found much, maybe I've been looking in the wrong places. Are all box turtles illegal to own in NY?
Box turtles can be kept in New York State but only with permits. Check the NYS DEC website for more information. Basically, all American species of box turtles are "protected" in New York State and require permits to own, regardless of whether the species is native to New York State or not. In other words, you'd need a NYS DEC permit to keep a Desert Box turtle even though the species is not native to the state. That's mainly because the dingbats at DEC can't tell one from the other!WallieTheTortoise said:I'm sorry guys, I've been searching the web and I haven't found much, maybe I've been looking in the wrong places. Are all box turtles illegal to own in NY?
GBtortoises said:Box turtles can be kept in New York State but only with permits. Check the NYS DEC website for more information. Basically, all American species of box turtles are "protected" in New York State and require permits to own, regardless of whether the species is native to New York State or not. In other words, you'd need a NYS DEC permit to keep a Desert Box turtle even though the species is not native to the state. That's mainly because the dingbats at DEC can't tell one from the other!WallieTheTortoise said:I'm sorry guys, I've been searching the web and I haven't found much, maybe I've been looking in the wrong places. Are all box turtles illegal to own in NY?
Non-American species such as any Asian Box turtle species, do not require permits to keep within New York State.
As of 2006 no species native to the state are allowed to be kept without permits.
dmmj said:every year and 10 dollars I believe
Jacqui said:Is it a life time permit or one you have to redo each year? Then are you limited to how many animals?