369 – Interference With Officers.
§ 369. Interference with officers. Any person who shall interfere with or obstruct any constable or police officer or any officer or agent of any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals in the discharge of his duty to enforce the laws relating to animals shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable […]
370 – Protection of the Public From Attack by Wild Animals and Reptiles.
§ 370. Protection of the public from attack by wild animals and reptiles. Any person owning, possessing or harboring a wild animal or reptile capable of inflicting bodily harm upon a human being, who shall fail to exercise due care in safeguarding the public from attack by such wild animal or reptile, is guilty of […]
371 – Powers of Peace Officers.
§ 371. Powers of peace officers. A constable or police officer must, and any agent or officer of any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals may issue an appearance ticket pursuant to section 150.20 of the criminal procedure law, summon or arrest, and bring before a court or magistrate having jurisdiction, […]
372 – Issuance of Warrants Upon Complaint.
§ 372. Issuance of warrants upon complaint. Upon complaint under oath or affirmation to any magistrate authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases, that the complainant has just and reasonable cause to suspect that any of the provisions of law relating to or in any wise affecting animals are being or about to be violated […]
363 – Unauthorized Possession of Dogs Presumptive Evidence of Larceny.
§ 363. Unauthorized possession of dogs presumptive evidence of larceny. The unauthorized possession of a dog or dogs, by any person not the true owner, for a period exceeding ten days, without notifying either the owner, the local police authorities, or the superintendent of the state police at Albany, New York, of such possession, shall […]
356 – Failure to Provide Proper Food and Drink to Impounded Animal.
§ 356. Failure to provide proper food and drink to impounded animal. A person who, having impounded or confined any animal, refuses or neglects to supply to such animal during its confinement a sufficient supply of good and wholesome air, food, shelter and water, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more […]
357 – Selling or Offering to Sell or Exposing Diseased Animal.
§ 357. Selling or offering to sell or exposing diseased animal. A person who wilfully sells or offers to sell, uses, exposes, or causes or permits to be sold, offered for sale, used or exposed, any horse or other animal having the disease known as glanders or farcy, or other contagious or infectious disease dangerous […]
358 – Selling Disabled Horses.
§ 358. Selling disabled horses. It shall be unlawful for any person holding an auctioneer’s license knowingly to receive or offer for sale or to sell at public auction, other than at a sheriff’s or judicial sale under a court order, any horse which by reason of debility, disease or lameness, or for any other […]
358-A – Live 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 […]
359 – Carrying Animal in a Cruel Manner.
§ 359. Carrying animal in a cruel manner. 1. A person who carries or causes to be carried in or upon any vessel or vehicle or otherwise, any animal in a cruel or inhuman manner, or so as to produce torture, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, […]