New York § 366 - 366Companion animal stealing
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 366 — 366Companion animal stealing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 366. 366Companion animal stealing
§ 366. Companion animal stealing. It shall be unlawful for any person: 1. To remove or cause to be removed the collar, identification tag or any other identification by which the owner may be ascertained from any dog, cat or any other companion animal as defined in subdivision five of section three hundred fifty of this chapter, or to entice any identified dog, cat or other such companion animal into or out of any house or enclosure for the purpose of removing its collar, tag or any other identification, except with the owner's permission; 2. To entice, seize or molest any companion animal, while it is being held or led by any person or while it is properly muzzled or wearing a collar with an identification tag attached, except where such action is incidental to the enforcement of some law or regulation; 3. To transport any companion animal, not lawfully in his possession, for the purpose of killing or selling such companion animal. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both.
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