N.Y. Penal Law § 490.50: Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the second degree

§ 490.50 Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the

second degree.

A person is guilty of criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological

weapon in the second degree when he or she uses, deploys, releases, or

causes to be used, deployed, or released, any chemical weapon or

biological weapon, with intent to:

1. cause serious physical injury to, or the death of, another person;

and

2. (a) intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

(b) influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or

coercion; or

(c) to affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder,

assassination, or kidnapping.

Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the second

degree is a class A-II felony.