Legal Opinion
Mariculture Ltd. v. Biggane
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 12, 1975PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenblott, J.
Plaintiff raises marine turtles of the family Cheloniidae on its farm in the Cayman Islands, British West *297Indies, and offers the shells and other parts for sale in this State. Section 358-a of the Agriculture and Markets Law provides that: "1. No part of the skin or body * * * of the following species of wild animals * * * may be sold or offered for sale * * * within the state of New York * * * marine turtles of the family Cheloniidae”.
Plaintiff brought an action seeking a declaration that the statute does not apply, contending that since section 358-a expressly prohibits the sale of "wild…
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