{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-17-344","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 17-344","heading":"§ 17-344 Humane destruction.","body":"The commissioner may order the humane destruction of any dog that kills or causes severe injury to a human being.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 17","Chapter 3: Licenses and Permits"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"f0bd092c54d120ddbc1fa6f15886f5ce14755d6813ef63f360c04a75c0522a7d","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-17-343","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-17-345"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}