N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 365: Clipping or cutting the ears of dogs

§ 365. Clipping or cutting the ears of dogs. 1. Whoever clips or cuts

off or causes or procures another to clip or cut off the whole or any

part of an ear of any dog unless an anaesthetic shall have been given to

the dog and the operation performed by a licensed veterinarian, is

guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than

one year, or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both.

2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dog or person

who is the owner or possessor of any dog whose ear or a part thereof has

been clipped or cut off prior to September first, nineteen hundred

twenty-nine.

3. Each applicant for a dog license must state on such application

whether any ear of the dog for which he applies for such license has

been cut off wholly or in part.

4. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as preventing any dog

whose ear or ears shall have been clipped or cut off wholly or in part,

not in violation of this section, from being imported into the state

exclusively for breeding purposes.