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