N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 95-a: Animal ear tags or other identification

§ 95-a. Animal ear tags or other identification. A person who without

authorization by the commissioner, (a) cuts out, removes, obliterates or

destroys a New York state department of agriculture and markets official

ear tag or other official New York state identification tag, device or

mark on any cattle, camelid, deer, sheep, goats or swine, as defined in

this article, other than such identification which may be used for the

owner's own records in the state of New York, or (b) inserts or attaches

to the ear of any cattle, camelid, deer, sheep, goats or swine, as

defined in this article, in the state of New York a New York state

department of agriculture and markets official ear tag or inserts in or

attaches to any such animal any other official New York state

identification tag, device or mark other than such identification which

may be used for the owner's own records that has not been duly issued

for said animal by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor.