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N.Y. Penal Law § 195.11 — Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree

Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)

Part of Article 195: Official Misconduct and Obstruction of Public Servants Generally, New York Penal Law.

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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 195.11

Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.

N.Y. Penal Law § 195.11Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
195.11 Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree. A person is guilty of harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree when such person intentionally causes physical injury to such animal while it is in the performance of aiding a person with a disability, and thereby renders such animal incapable of providing such aid to such person, or to another person with a disability. For purposes of this section and section 195.12 of this article, the term "disability" means "disability" as defined in subdivision twenty-one of section two hundred ninety-two of the executive law. Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.

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What class of misdemeanor is harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree in New York?

Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree is a Class B Misdemeanor in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 195.11.

Which New York statute covers harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree?

Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 195.11 (Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree).

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