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N.Y. Penal Law § 242.15: Harming a service animal in the first degree
Where this section sits in the code
- Penal Law
- Part 3. Specific Offenses
- Title N. Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy
- Article 242. Offenses Against Service Animals and Handlers
§ 242.15 Harming a service animal in the first degree.
A person is guilty of harming a service animal in the first degree
when, he or she commits the crime of harming a service animal in the
second degree, and has been convicted of harming a service animal in the
first or second degree within the prior five years.
Harming a service animal in the first degree is a class E felony.
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