New York § 358-A - 358-ALive animals as prizes prohibited
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§ 358-A. 358-ALive animals as prizes prohibited
§ 358-a. Live animals as prizes prohibited. 1. For the purposes of this section "livestock" shall mean any domesticated sheep, goat, horse, cattle or swine. 2. No person shall give or offer to give away as a prize, or exchange or offer to exchange for nominal consideration, any live animal other than purebred livestock or fish in any game, drawing, contest, sweepstakes or other promotion, except when any live animal is given away by individuals or organizations operating in conjunction with a cooperative extension education program or agricultural vocational program sanctioned by the state education department. 3. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations which provide guidelines, conditions and requirements when any live animal is given away under the exceptions provided for in subdivision two of this section. 4. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to civil penalty of not more than two hundred fifty dollars or in lieu thereof shall be guilty of a violation punishable solely by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars.
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