Statutes > New York Statutes > PEN - Penal > Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES > Title N - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, PUBLIC SENSIBILITIES AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY > Article 242 - (242.00 - 242.15) OFFENSES AGAINST SERVICE ANIMALS AND HANDLERS > 242.15 - Harming a service animal in the first degree.

242.15 - Harming a service animal in the first degree.

§ 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.