New York § 95-A - 95-AAnimal ear tags or other identification
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 95-A — 95-AAnimal ear tags or other identification, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 95-A. 95-AAnimal ear tags or other identification
§ 95-a. Animal ear tags or other identification. A person who without authorization by the commissioner, (a) cuts out, removes, obliterates or destroys a New York state department of agriculture and markets official ear tag or other official New York state identification tag, device or mark on any cattle, camelid, deer, sheep, goats or swine, as defined in this article, other than such identification which may be used for the owner's own records in the state of New York, or (b) inserts or attaches to the ear of any cattle, camelid, deer, sheep, goats or swine, as defined in this article, in the state of New York a New York state department of agriculture and markets official ear tag or inserts in or attaches to any such animal any other official New York state identification tag, device or mark other than such identification which may be used for the owner's own records that has not been duly issued for said animal by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 95-A ("95-AAnimal ear tags or other identification") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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