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New York Penal - Article 195 - § 195.12 Harming an Animal Trained to Aid a Person With a Disability in the First Degree

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  §  195.12 Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in
             the first degree.
    A person is guilty of harming an animal trained to aid a person with a
  disability in the first degree when such person:
    1. intentionally causes physical injury to such animal while it is  in
  the  performance  of  aiding  a  person  with  a disability, and thereby
  renders such animal permanently incapable of providing such aid to  such
  person, or to another person with a disability; or
    2.  intentionally  kills such animal while it is in the performance of
  aiding a person with a disability.
    Harming an animal trained to aid a person with  a  disability  in  the
  first degree is a class A misdemeanor.

Last modified: March 7, 2013