sorry i wrote it wrong,it should have said to say jan 2005.
here is the law http://www.scalesandtails.com/ban_exotic.html. I will be 100% honest it is a good and bad law, it is good because it keeps the "new" owners away from having these huge snakes and monitors, being raised in the wrong conditions. It is a bad law because it hurts the people who educate themselves on these animals before purchasing. I personally i want to own a water or black throat when i get my own house and have a 10x8x6 cage for one of them but i know that will never happen unless i move from NY.