{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-470","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 470","heading":"Prohibition of tongue-splitting","body":"§ 470. Prohibition of tongue-splitting. 1. For the purposes of this\nsection, \"tongue-splitting\" shall mean the cutting of a person's tongue\ninto two or more parts.\n  2. No person shall perform a tongue-splitting on another person,\nunless the person performing such tongue-splitting is licensed to\npractice medicine pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of the\neducation law or licensed to practice dentistry pursuant to article one\nhundred thirty-three of the education law.\n  3. A violation of subdivision two of this section shall constitute a\nclass A misdemeanor; provided, however, that a second or subsequent\nviolation of such subdivision committed within five years of the date of\nconviction for a prior offense shall constitute a class E felony.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 4-B. Tongue-splitting"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/470","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"0bd6c7ad0e6345203508fe2acf06b1bb27b33ef2a10fa5db2e730961675359cc","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-467","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}