N.Y. AGM Law § 361
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Interference with or injury to certain domestic animals
Official statutory text
§ 361. Interference with or injury to certain domestic animals. A\nperson who wilfully or unjustifiably interferes with, injures, destroys\nor tampers with or who willfully sets on foot, instigates, engages in or\nin any way furthers any act by which any horse, mule, dog or any other\ndomestic animal used for the purposes of racing, breeding or competitive\nexhibition of skill, breed or stamina, is interfered with, injured,\ndestroyed or tampered with, or any act tending to produce such\ninterference, injury, destruction or tampering, whether such horse,\nmule, dog or other domestic animal be the property of himself or\nanother, is guilty of a felony.\n
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