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