“He claimed he owned Albert for more than 30 years and normally renewed his permit for the alligator months before its expiration date, but revised regulations and the failure of the DEC to return his phone calls seeking answers to questions regarding them led to the permit’s expiration in 2021.”
You could have just shared that source… I’d like to read it.
I had already read about it elsewhere and didn’t have a link nor remember remember enough to explain it. The other comment summarizes it though.