New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)
N.Y. Penal Law § 242.15: Harming a service animal in the first degree
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits harming a service animal in the first degree when they harm a service animal and have a prior conviction for harming a service animal within five years. This is a class E felony.
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