Under Suffolk County law, it is legal to intentionally release up to 25 balloons in a 24hour span. Susan McGraw Keber and Jillian Kampf celebrated the Suffolk County Legislature's Sept.4 vote to ban the intentional release of balloons. Banning intentional balloon releases on a county-wide level in Suffolk County is important to protect marine life and reduce unnecessary and unsightly litter. A town law barring the intentional release of balloons has been unanimously passed. Suffolk County residents join East Hampton and Southampton in ban on intentional release of balloons a victory, environmentalists say. County lawmakers are considering a ban on balloon releases, citing discarded items littering beaches and posing a threat to wildlife. It could soon become illegal to release balloons in to the sky in one are of Long Island. Greg Cergol reports.