2006 New York Code - Emergency Veterinarian Service; Limited Liability.

 
    §   6705-a.   Emergency   veterinarian   service;  limited  liability.
  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any  general,  special  or
  local  law,  any licensed veterinarian who  voluntarily, and without the
  expectation of monetary compensation, renders  first  aid  or  emergency
  treatment  to  an  animal  that  is  ill  or  injured at the scene of an
  accident or other emergency, outside  of  an  animal  hospital,  clinic,
  veterinarian's  office  or  other  place  having  proper  and  necessary
  equipment for the practice of veterinary medicine, shall not  be  liable
  for  damages  for injuries alleged to have been sustained by such animal
  or for damages for the death of such animal alleged to have occurred  by
  reason  of  an  act  or  omission  in the rendering of such first aid or
  emergency treatment unless it is established that such injuries were  or
  such  death  was  caused  by  gross  negligence  on  the  part  of  such
  veterinarian. Nothing in this section shall be deemed  or  construed  to
  relieve  a licensed veterinarian from liability for damages for injuries
  or death caused by an act or omission on  the  part  of  a  veterinarian
  while  rendering professional services in the normal and ordinary course
  of his or her business.