New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 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.