New York Penal Code § 490.50

Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the second degree
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§ 490.50 Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the\n           second degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological\nweapon in the second degree when he or she uses, deploys, releases, or\ncauses to be used, deployed, or released, any chemical weapon or\nbiological weapon, with intent to:\n  1. cause serious physical injury to, or the death of, another person;\nand\n  2. (a) intimidate or coerce a civilian population;\n  (b) influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or\ncoercion; or\n  (c) to affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder,\nassassination, or kidnapping.\n  Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the second\ndegree is a class A-II felony.\n

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