Abandoned AnimalsĪn animal is deemed to be abandoned when it is placed in the custody of a veterinarian, veterinary hospital, boarding kennel owner or operator, stable owner or operator, or any other person for treatment, board, or care and:ġ. Sex Offenses.Īgriculture and Markets Law. Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation. Prohibition of the slaughter of race horses and race horse breeding stock Bestiality Provision Prohibition of the declawing of cats Racehorse Slaughter Ban Examination of seized animals or animals taken possession of Declaw Ban
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Prohibition of the selling of fur, hair, skin or flesh of a dog or cat Elephants/Exam of Seized Animals Unlawful tampering with animal research Prohibition Against Selling Dog/Cat Fur Spaying and neutering of dogs and cats Interference with Animal Research
Disposition of animals or implements used in fights among animals Officer may take possession of animals or implements used in fights among animals Humane destruction or other disposition of animals lost, strayed, homeless, abandoned or improperly confined or kept Seizure of animals lost, strayed, homeless, abandoned or improperly confined or kept Protection of the public from attack by wild animals and reptiles Operating upon tails of horses unlawful Animal Control Officer Provisions - Arrest, Seizure, & Disposal Leaving state to avoid provisions of this article Removing, seizing or transporting dogs for research purposes Clipping or cutting the ears of dogs Dog Stealing and Miscellaneous Provisions Running horses on highway Dog Ear Cropping Unauthorized possession of dogs presumptive evidence of larceny Horses on Highway Throwing substance injurious to animals in public place Interference with or injury to certain domestic animals
Poisoning or attempting to poison animals Interference with Certain Domestic Animals (e.g., racing animals) Selling disabled horses Animals as Prizes, Animal Transportation, and Poisoning Selling or offering to sell or exposing diseased animal Failure to provide proper food and drink to impounded animal Sale of baby chicks and baby rabbits Abandonment, Neglect, and Selling of Infirm Animals
Companion animal piercing and tattooing prohibited Sale of Rabbits and Fowl Companion animal grooming facilities prohibited practices Confinement of companion animals in vehicles: extreme temperatures Electrocution of fur-bearing animals prohibited Appropriate shelter for dogs left outdoors Aggravated cruelty to animals Dog Shelter Provisions Overdriving, torturing and injuring animals failure to provide proper sustenance Aggravated Cruelty Definitions Animal Fighting Provisions (also see § 375 and § 376 below) Exclusions include properly conducted scientific tests, experiments or investigations, involving the use of living animals approved by the state commissioner of health. A person who overdrives, overloads, tortures or cruelly beats or unjustifiably injures, maims, mutilates or kills any animal, or deprives any animal of necessary sustenance, food or drink, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both. "Animal" includes every living creature except a human being. These New York statutes comprise the state's anti-cruelty provisions.