§ 96-H — Application of article

New York § 96-H

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law AGM: Agriculture & Markets
• Art. 5-B: Sale of Meat

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§ 96-h. Application of article. Notwithstanding any other provisions\nof this article, the knowing sale, exposure for sale, exchange or\ntransportation at any and all places within the state of the fur, hair,\nskin or flesh of domesticated dog (canis familiaris) or domesticated cat\n(felis catus or domesticus) as food, meat, custom slaughtered meat, farm\ndressed meat, meat by-product or meat food product edible by humans or\nanimals is hereby prohibited. A violation of this section shall subject\nthe offender to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars for an\nindividual and up to five thousand dollars for a corporation for the\nfirst violation. Any subsequent violation shall be subject to a civil\npenalty of up to twenty-five thousand dollars. Any civil penalties\ncollected pursuant to this section shall be paid to the animal\npopulation control fund established by section ninety-seven-xx of the\nstate finance law. Any authorization given by or pursuant to the\nprovisions of this article to handle, sell, expose for sale, exchange or\ntransport the carcasses of animals, parts thereof, meat, meat\nby-products and meat food products within the state and any exclusion\nfrom the application of this article applicable to custom slaughtered\nmeat or contained in section ninety-six-j or another provision of this\narticle shall not apply to the knowing sale, exposure for sale, exchange\nor transportation of the fur, hair, skin or flesh of domesticated dog or\ndomesticated cat as food, meat, custom slaughtered meat, farm dressed\nmeat, meat by-product or meat food product edible by humans or animals\nwhich is prohibited by the provisions of this section. In the case of\nany conflict with another provision of this article, the provisions of\nthis section shall prevail over such other provision of this article.\n