A little while back, someone posted info about NY wanting to ammend their already ridiculous herp laws, making tighter restrictions and changing the offense to a class E felony.
So, in the eyes of NY, if you own a burmese python, you are equally as guilty of wrong doing as some of these other class E crimes:
The Prison Term would be a sentencing, lasting more than one year.
FELONY CLASSIFICATION UNDER THE STRUCTURED SENTENCING ACT
Offenses committed on or after December 1, 2002
FELONY,CLASS, GENERAL, STATUTES, SECTION, OFFENSE
E G.S. 14-27.7(a) Intercourse and sexual offense with certain victims (Parent, Custodian).
E G.S. 14-29 Castration or other maiming without malice aforethought.
E G.S. 14-30.1 Malicious throwing of corrosive acid or alkali.
E G.S. 14-31 Maliciously assaulting in a secret manner.
E G.S. 14-32(b) Assault with deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.
E G.S. 14-32(c) Assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill.
E G.S. 14-32.2(b)(2) Patient abuse and neglect, culpably negligent conduct proximately causes
death.
E G.S. 14-34.1 Discharging certain barreled weapons or a firearm into occupied property.
E G.S. 14-34.5 Assault with a firearm on a law enforcement officer.
E G.S. 14-39 Kidnapping in the 2nd degree.
E G.S. 14-49(b1) Malicious use of explosive or incendiary. (Effective 6/21/96)
E G.S. 14-62.2 Burning of churches and certain other religious buildings. (Effective
6/21/96)
E G.S. 14-113.20A, -113.22 Trafficking in stolen identities.
E G.S. 14-318.4(a) Child abuse inflicting serious injury.
E G.S. 14-318.4(a1) Child abuse - prostitution.
E G.S. 14-318.4(a2) Child abuse - sexual act.
E G.S. 90-95(e)(8) Manufacture, sell or deliver, or possess with intent to manufacture, sell or
deliver a controlled substance within 300 feet of a child care center,
elementary or secondary school.
E G.S. 90-95(e)(10) Manufacture, sell or deliver, or possess with intent to manufacture, sell or
deliver a controlled substance within 300 feet of a playground in a public
park.
E G.S. 90-95(h)(3b)b Trafficking in methamphetamine or amphetamine (200 grams or more, less
than 400 grams). (Was Class F, amphetamine was G.S. 90-95(h)(3a)b -
Effective 12/1/99)
E G.S. 90-95(h)(4)b Trafficking in opium or heroin (14 grams or more, less than 28 grams).
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Snakes:
1.1 gray banded kingsnake
1.1 california kingsnake
1.1 kenyan sand boa
1.1 western hognose snake
0.1 albino checkered garter
1.0 florida blue garter
1.1 het anery red sided garter
1.1 reverse oketee corn snake
1.1 blood red corn snake
0.1 amel striped corn
1.0 amel 66% het striped corn
1.1 het albino ball python
1.1 het ghost ball python
0.1 spider ball python
1.0 pastel ball python
1.1 mojave ball python
1.0 butter ball python
0.1 ringer ball python
1.0 African dinker ball python
0.3 normal ball python
1.0 piebald ball python
0.1 het piebald ball python
0.1 Genetic Stripe Ball Python
1.0 Het Genetic Stripe Ball Python
0.1 Mystic Ball Python
Turtles
1-eastern box turtle
2-spotted turtle
2-eastern/midland painted turtle intergrade
1.0-common musk turtle
1-Pink bellied sideneck
6-Northern red belly
Invertebrates
0.1 southern black widow
1-Tanzanian Giant Tailless whipscorpion
Amphibians
0.1 Ornate Horned Frog
Birds:
1.1 red avadavit
2-blue breasted cordon blue
1.1-black cheeked waxbill
0.1-star finch
1.0-Java rice sparrow
2.0-owl finch
1.0-hybrid munia
0.1-White bellied caique
Fish
2-corydoras cats
1-African upside down cat
normal stuff
0.1 black lab
