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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 40
Penal
PART 3
Specific Offenses
TITLE N
Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy
ARTICLE 242
Offenses Against Service Animals and Handlers
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Harming a service animal in the second degree
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SECTION 242.15
Harming a service animal in the first degree
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE N, ARTICLE 242
§ 242.15 Harming a service animal in the first degree.

A person is guilty of harming a service animal in the first degree
when, he or she commits the crime of harming a service animal in the
second degree, and has been convicted of harming a service animal in the
first or second degree within the prior five years.

Harming a service animal in the first degree is a class E felony.