Penal Law § 195.12 · Article 195. Official Misconduct and Obstruction of Public Servants Generally
Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the first degree
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§ 195.12 Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the first degree.
A person is guilty of harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the first degree when such person:
1. intentionally causes physical injury to such animal while it is in the performance of aiding a person with a disability, and thereby renders such animal permanently incapable of providing such aid to such person, or to another person with a disability; or
2. intentionally kills such animal while it is in the performance of aiding a person with a disability.
Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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