>From:    Juliana Paulauskas <[log in to unmask]>
>lucky, they will be legal in those states in the near future).  What I don't
>understand is if a ferret is legal in a state, say NY, then how can they not
>be allowed in certain cities or counties of the state where they are
>supposed to be legal????
 
From what I understand, it's not that they're _legal_ in NY state, but that
they aren't _illegal_; there's a difference.  City laws can supercede state
laws, in this sort of case, just as state ones can supercede national laws.
(Another example would be the differing "obscenity" laws in the US.)
 
- Denise
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