§ 470 — Prohibition of tongue-splitting

§ 470. Prohibition of tongue-splitting. 1. For the purposes of this\nsection, "tongue-splitting" shall mean the cutting of a person's tongue\ninto two or more parts.\n 2. No person shall perform a tongue-splitting on another person,\nunless the person performing such tongue-splitting is licensed to\npractice medicine pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of the\neducation law or licensed to practice dentistry pursuant to article one\nhundred thirty-three of the education law.\n 3. A violation of subdivision two of this section shall constitute a\nclass A misdemeanor; provided, however, that a second or subsequent\nviolation of such subdivision committed within five years of the date of\nconviction for a prior offense shall constitute a class E felony.\n