Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 242.15 — Harming a service animal in the first degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 242.15
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Penal Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 242.15 Harming a service animal in the first degree.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 242.15 — Harming a service animal in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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.