{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-agriculture-markets-law-353-f","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Agriculture \u0026 Markets Law § 353-f","heading":"Companion animal piercing and tattooing prohibited","body":"§ 353-f. Companion animal piercing and tattooing prohibited. 1. No\nperson shall pierce or cause to have pierced a companion animal unless\nsuch piercing provides a medical benefit to the companion animal. Such\npiercing shall be performed by a licensed veterinarian or under the\nsupervision of a licensed veterinarian. Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to apply to ear tags on rabbits and cavies.\n  2. No person shall tattoo or cause to have tattooed a companion animal\nunless such tattoo:\n  (a) is done in conjunction with a medical procedure for the benefit of\nthe companion animal and to indicate that such medical procedure has\nbeen done, provided that such tattoo is not for design purposes; or\n  (b) is done for the purpose of identification of the companion animal\nand not for design purposes, and such tattoo includes only such numbers\nand/or letters allotted by a corporation that, in the regular course of\nits business, maintains an animal tattoo identification registry.\n  3. For the purposes of this section, \"tattoo\" shall mean a mark on the\nbody made with indelible ink or pigments injected beneath the outer\nlayer of the skin.\n  4. Tattooing done in conjunction with a medical procedure for the\nbenefit of a companion animal that indicates that such medical procedure\nhas been done shall be performed by a licensed veterinarian or under the\nsupervision of a licensed veterinarian.\n  5. Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section\nshall be guilty of a violation punishable pursuant to the penal law.","path":["Agriculture \u0026 Markets Law","Article 26. Animals"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/AGM/353-F","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"867217c2753eab1bb5b4e1d247f4e5469b4fef290d5849e28f11e82df310ad2b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-agriculture-markets-law-353-e","next":"us-ny/n.y.-agriculture-markets-law-354"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}