§ 95-A — Animal ear tags or other identification

§ 95-a. Animal ear tags or other identification. A person who without\nauthorization by the commissioner, (a) cuts out, removes, obliterates or\ndestroys a New York state department of agriculture and markets official\near tag or other official New York state identification tag, device or\nmark on any cattle, camelid, deer, sheep, goats or swine, as defined in\nthis article, other than such identification which may be used for the\nowner's own records in the state of New York, or (b) inserts or attaches\nto the ear of any cattle, camelid, deer, sheep, goats or swine, as\ndefined in this article, in the state of New York a New York state\ndepartment of agriculture and markets official ear tag or inserts in or\nattaches to any such animal any other official New York state\nidentification tag, device or mark other than such identification which\nmay be used for the owner's own records that has not been duly issued\nfor said animal by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n