H2525B4068A08988 SFL:CDM 09/15/08 #90 A08988
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2525
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE HANNA
Printer's No. 4068
1 Amend Title, page 2, line 7, by striking out ", for rules and
2 regulations"
3 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 102), page 6, line 18, by inserting after
4 "trial"
5 , performance event
6 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 102), page 6, lines 19 through 21, by
7 striking out all of said lines
8 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 102), page 7, by inserting between lines
9 20 and 21
10 "Muzzle." A device, in any arrangement of straps or wires,
11 placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting
12 or eating.
13 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 102), page 8, line 28, by striking out the
14 bracket before "Person"
15 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 102), page 9, line 1, by striking out "or"
16 where it appears the first time and inserting
17 [or];
18 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 102), page 9, line 4, by inserting after
19 "disability"
20 ; who has a disability certificate issued by the
21 United States Veterans' Administration;
22 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 102), page 9, line 4, by inserting
23 brackets before and after "handicapped license" and inserting
24 immediately thereafter
1 special registration
2 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 102), page 9, line 5, by inserting
3 brackets before and after "handicapped" and inserting
4 immediately thereafter
5 person with disability
6 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 102), page 9, line 6, by striking out the
7 bracket after "placard)."
8 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 102), page 9, line 27, by inserting after
9 "shows,"
10 performance events
11 Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 200), page 12, line 29, by striking out
12 "district justices" and inserting
13 magisterial district judges
14 Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 200), page 14, lines 7 and 8, by striking
15 out "district justice" and inserting
16 magisterial district judge
17 Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 200), page 14, lines 15 through 20, by
18 striking out all of said lines and inserting
19 (b.1) Mailings.--Advertisements, promotions, requests for
20 donations, solicitations and other materials may not add to the
21 cost of postage to be paid by the department and may not be
22 directly attached to a dog license application, dog license
23 renewal notice or other dog law document. Dog license mailings,
24 renewals and other notices related to State dog licenses shall
25 not contain any extraneous advertising, promotions, requests for
26 donations, solicitations or other materials unless the
27 advertisement, promotion, request for donation, solicitations or
28 other materials have met one of the following conditions:
29 (1) They have been previously approved in writing by the
30 department.
31 (2) They each contain a disclaimer stating that, "The
32 solicitation or request for a donation herein is not for a
33 program sponsored by, funded by or endorsed by the
34 Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (the Department). The
35 Department takes no responsibility for this program.
36 Participation in this program is voluntary, is not a
37 condition of receiving a dog license and does not change the
38 cost of obtaining a dog license. Any donation will be
39 deposited into an account separate from the account for dog
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1 license revenues."
2 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 201), page 17, lines 20 and 21, by
3 striking out all of said lines and inserting
4 Account. A vanity or collector tag shall not be
5 issued without approval of the department.
6 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 201), page 19, lines 6 and 7, by striking
7 out all of said lines and inserting
8 vanity or collector tag shall not be issued without
9 approval of the department.
10 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 202), page 19, line 24, by inserting a
11 bracket before "UNLESS"
12 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 202), page 19, line 26, by inserting a
13 bracket after "YEAR"
14 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 202), page 20, line 15, by striking out
15 all of said line and inserting
16 (1) Dogs when confined.
17 (1.1) Dogs when restricted to the property of
18 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 202), page 20, line 21, by inserting after
19 "Dogs"
20 which are confined to the property of the owner or
21 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 202), page 20, line 23, by inserting after
22 "to"
23 or from
24 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 202), page 20, line 24, by inserting after
25 "they"
26 train or
27 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 202), page 20, line 25, by inserting after
28 "license"
29 or individual dog license or tag
30 Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 207), page 28, line 16, by inserting after
31 "the"
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1 general
2 Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 207), page 28, lines 20 through 23, by
3 striking out "The order to cease and desist shall" in line 20
4 and all of lines 21 through 23
5 Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 207), page 29, line 3, by inserting after
6 "(2)."
7 The order to cease and desist shall become a final order of the
8 department upon expiration of the ten-day period for requesting
9 an administrative hearing, unless a timely request has been
10 filed with the department.
11 Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 207), page 30, line 4, by striking out all
12 of said line and inserting
13 section, except that, in the case of a dog running at large, it
14 shall not be a violation of subsection (c)(3) or (4) of this
15 section for the nonprofit kennel to list only the location from
16 which a dog was retrieved if the information required to be
17 maintained under subsection (c)(3) and (4) is unknown and not
18 available to the nonprofit kennel.
19 Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 207), page 30, line 11, by inserting a
20 period after "213"
21 Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 207), page 30, lines 11 through 15, by
22 striking out ", OR DURING A HUNT," in line 11, all of lines 12
23 through 14 and "kennel network homes." in line 15
24 Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 207), page 35, line 11, by removing the
25 period after "hour" and inserting
26 and in accordance with the written directions of a veterinarian
27 and generally accepted professional and husbandry practices, if
28 such written directions and practices prescribe an air change
29 rate greater than six changes per hour.
30 Amend Sec. 7 (Sec. 211), page 44, line 18, by striking out
31 "been convicted of a violation of" and inserting
32 within the last ten years, been found to have
33 violated
34 Amend Sec. 7 (Sec. 211), page 44, lines 21 and 22, by
35 striking out all of line 21 and "person" in line 22 and
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1 inserting
2 or has been required
3 Amend Sec. 7 (Sec. 211), page 44, line 24, by inserting after
4 "(ii)"
5 within the last ten years,
6 Amend Sec. 7 (Sec. 211), page 45, line 4, by inserting after
7 "has"
8 acted
9 Amend Sec. 7 (Sec. 211), page 45, line 15, by striking out
10 "HAS" and inserting
11 had
12 Amend Sec. 12 (Sec. 302), page 60, line 20, by inserting
13 after "by"
14 personal service or
15 Amend Sec. 12 (Sec. 302), page 60, line 21, by inserting
16 after "the" where it appears the first time
17 last known address, which shall be set forth in the
18 license application record, of the
19 Amend Sec. 12 (Sec. 302), page 61, line 16, by striking out
20 "weekends or"
21 Amend Sec. 14 (Sec. 502-A), page 63, line 27, by inserting
22 brackets before and after "district justice" and inserting
23 immediately thereafter
24 magisterial district judge
25 Amend Sec. 14 (Sec. 502-A), page 63, line 30, by inserting
26 brackets before and after "district justice" and inserting
27 immediately thereafter
28 magisterial district judge
29 Amend Sec. 14 (Sec. 502-A), page 64, line 20, by inserting
30 brackets before and after "district justice" and inserting
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1 immediately thereafter
2 magisterial district judge
3 Amend Sec. 14 (Sec. 502-A), page 64, line 24, by inserting
4 brackets before and after "district justice" and inserting
5 immediately thereafter
6 magisterial district judge
7 Amend Sec. 16 (Sec. 505-A), page 70, line 5, by inserting
8 after "The"
9 dangerous
10 Amend Sec. 16 (Sec. 505-A), page 70, line 8, by striking out
11 "a" and inserting
12 the
13 Amend Sec. 16 (Sec. 505-A), page 70, by inserting between
14 lines 14 and 15
15 (5) The dog is outside the dwelling of the owner without
16 a muzzle regardless of whether the dog is physically
17 restrained by a leash.
18 (6) The dog is outside the dwelling of the owner or a
19 proper enclosure without a muzzle and unsupervised regardless
20 of whether the dog is physically restrained by a leash.
21 Amend Sec. 16.1 (Sec. 507-A), page 73, line 29, by inserting
22 brackets before and after "DISTRICT JUSTICE" and inserting
23 immediately thereafter
24 magisterial district judge
25 Amend Sec. 16.1 (Sec. 507-A), page 73, line 30, by inserting
26 brackets before and after "DISTRICT JUSTICE" and inserting
27 immediately thereafter
28 magisterial district judge
29 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 602), page 75, line 12, by inserting
30 brackets before and after "POLICE"
31 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 602), page 75, line 17, by inserting
32 after "DOG"
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1 , detection dog or search and rescue dog
2 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 602), page 75, line 18, by inserting
3 after "AGENCY,"
4 fire department, search and rescue unit or agency or
5 handler under the supervision of those departments,
6 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 603), page 76, line 15, by inserting
7 after "show"
8 , performance event
9 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 706), page 77, line 28, by striking out
10 the bracket after "Arbitration"
11 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 706), page 78, lines 7 through 9, by
12 striking out "] disallowed.--" in line 7 and all of lines 8 and
13 9
14 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 706), page 79, line 9, by striking out
15 "$50,000" and inserting
16 $75,000
17 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 901), page 80, lines 8 and 9, by
18 striking out "assessing criminal" in line 8 and all of line 9
19 and inserting
20 referring violations for criminal prosecution,
21 seeking injunctive relief, imposing civil penalties
22 and entering
23 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 901), page 81, line 25, by striking out
24 ". ["
25 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 901), page 82, line 10, by striking out
26 the bracket after "wardens."
27 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 901), page 82, line 24, by striking out
28 the bracket before "Any"
29 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 901), page 83, line 3, by striking out
30 "] (Reserved)."
31 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 901), page 83, line 24, by striking out
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1 the bracket before "without"
2 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 901), page 83, line 25, by striking out
3 the bracket after "(b.2)"
4 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 901), page 85, by inserting between
5 lines 1 and 2
6 (15) A representative of boarding kennels.
7 Amend Sec. 16.2 (Sec. 901), page 85, line 2, by striking out
8 "(15) Eight"and inserting
9 (16) Seven
10 Amend Sec. 17 (Sec. 903), page 88, line 10, by striking out
11 "BUREAU OF DOG LAW ENFORCEMENT" and inserting
12 department
13 Amend Sec. 17 (Sec. 903), page 88, line 12, by striking out
14 "LICENSEE" and inserting
15 kennel owner or operator
16 Amend Sec. 17 (Sec. 903), page 88, line 14, by inserting
17 after "OWNER"
18 or operator
19 Amend Sec. 17 (Sec. 903), page 88, line 22, by striking out
20 "BUREAU OF DOG LAW ENFORCEMENT" and inserting
21 department
22 Amend Sec. 17 (Sec. 903), page 88, line 24, by inserting
23 after "OWNER"
24 or operator
25 Amend Sec. 17 (Sec. 903), page 88, line 28, by inserting
26 after "OWNER"
27 or operator
28 Amend Sec. 17 (Sec. 903), page 89, line 11, by striking out
29 "VIOLATOR" and inserting
30 person
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1 Amend Sec. 17 (Sec. 903), page 89, line 23, by striking out
2 "BUREAU OF DOG LAW ENFORCEMENT" and inserting
3 department
4 Amend Sec. 17 (Sec. 903), page 90, line 21, by striking out
5 "VIOLATOR'S" and inserting
6 person's
7 Amend Sec. 17 (Sec. 903), page 90, line 23, by striking out
8 "VIOLATOR" and inserting
9 person
10 Amend Sec. 17 (Sec. 903), page 91, line 21, by inserting
11 after "OF"
12 both
13 Amend Sec. 20, page 92, by inserting between lines 23 and 24
14 (1) The following provisions shall take effect
15 immediately:
16 (i) This section.
17 (ii) The addition of section 207(h)(17).
18 Amend Sec. 20, page 92, line 24, by striking out "(1)" and
19 inserting
20 (2)
21 Amend Sec. 20, page 92, line 26, by striking out "(2)" and
22 inserting
23 (3)
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