People ex rel. Westbay v. Delaney

The relator was arrested on the complaint of an agent of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, under a charge of unlawfully and willfully violating the provisions of chapter 115 of the Laws of 1894, as amended by chapter 412 of the Laws of 1895 and chapter 495 of the Laws of 1902, in failing to obtain a license for a dog. He has obtained a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his arrest is unlawful on the ground that the said statute is unconstitutional and void.

The act of 1894 is entitled “An act for the better protection of lost and strayed animals, and for securing…