FILE - Tony Cavallaro holds a photo of his alligator, Albert, March 19, 2024, in Hamburg, N.Y. Cavallaro, whose alligator Albert was seized, is suing the state Department of Environmental Conservation in an effort to get him back, saying the agency was wrong not to renew a license for the pet he'd raised for more than 30 years. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson, File)
FILE — In this photo provided by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, DEC officers secure an 11-foot (3.4-meter) alligator for transport after it was seized from a home where it was being kept illegally in Hamburg, N.Y., March 13, 2024. Tony Cavallaro, whose alligator Albert was seized, is suing the state Department of Environmental Conservation in an effort to get him back, saying the agency was wrong not to renew a license for the pet he'd raised for more than 30 years. (New York DEC via AP, File)
This undated photo, provided by Tony Cavallaro, shows his 750-pound alligator, Albert, in Cavallaro's personal enclosure, in Hamburg, NY. Cavallaro, whose alligator Albert was seized, is suing the state Department of Environmental Conservation in an effort to get him back, saying the agency was wrong not to renew a license for the pet he'd raised for more than 30 years. (Courtesy Tony Cavallaro via AP)
This undated photo, provided by Tony Cavallaro, shows his 750-pound alligator, Albert, in Cavallaro's personal enclosure, in Hamburg, NY. Cavallaro, whose alligator Albert was seized, is suing the state Department of Environmental Conservation in an effort to get him back, saying the agency was wrong not to renew a license for the pet he'd raised for more than 30 years. (Courtesy Tony Cavallaro via AP)