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N.Y. Penal Law § 195.06-a: Killing a police work dog or police work horse

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration
  4. Article 195. Official Misconduct and Obstruction of Public Servants Generally

§ 195.06-a Killing a police work dog or police work horse.

A person is guilty of killing a police work dog or police work horse

when such person intentionally kills a police work dog or police work

horse while such dog or horse is in the performance of its duties and

under the supervision of a police officer. For purposes of this section,

"police work dog" or "police work horse," as the case may be, shall mean

any dog or horse owned or harbored by any state or municipal police

department or any state or federal law enforcement agency, which has

been trained to aid law enforcement officers and is actually being used

for police work purposes.

Killing a police work dog or police work horse is a class E felony.

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