N.Y. IND Law § 28
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Keeping or pasturing of cattle; damages; penalty
Official statutory text
§ 28. Keeping or pasturing of cattle; damages; penalty. Any person\nwho keeps, pastures, has in his possession, or under his control, any\nhorses, cattle, or other animals, on lands contained in the Onondaga\nIndian reservation, unless the same are kept, pastured, or possessed, as\nprovided in section twenty-four of this article, shall be guilty of a\nmisdemeanor, and shall be liable for treble damages for any injury done\nby such cattle, horses, or other animals while on said reservation. Any\nperson who shall keep, pasture, have in his possession, or under his\ncontrol, any cattle, horses or other animals, on lands contained within\nthe Onondaga Indian reservation and leased under the provisions of\nsection twenty-four of this article, shall be liable to the person\ndamaged for any injury done by such cattle, horses, or other animals,\nthrough trespass or otherwise; and the fact that the person damaged, or\nany other person, has failed to erect any fences, or has failed to keep\nany fences in repair, shall be no defense in an action brought under\nthis section, for injury done by such cattle, horses or other animals.\n
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