N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 366-a: Removing, seizing or transporting dogs for research purposes

§ 366-a. Removing, seizing or transporting dogs for research purposes.

It shall be unlawful for any person:

1. To remove, seize or transport or cause to remove, seize or

transport any dog which belongs to or is licensed to another for the

purpose of sale, barter or to give away said dog to a laboratory,

hospital, research institute, medical school or any agency or

organization engaged in research activity, without the express written

permission of the owner or licensee.

2. Any person who violates the provision of this section, upon

conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable

by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for

not more than six months, or by both.