Penal Law § 242.15
Harming a Service Animal in the First Degree

Published: 2014-09-22

§ 242.15 Harming a service animal in the first degree.

A person is guilty of harming a service animal in the first degree when, he or she commits the crime of harming a service animal in the second degree, and has been convicted of harming a service animal in the first or second degree within the prior five years.

Harming a service animal in the first degree is a class E felony.