PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 836, 995 PRINTER'S NO. 1653
No. 709 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY DiGIROLAMO, ALLEN, BARD, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI,
BROWNE, BUXTON, CASORIO, CAUSER, CAWLEY, CIVERA, CORNELL,
CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, DALLY, DeLUCA, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS,
FREEMAN, GEIST, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HARRIS, HASAY, HORSEY,
KELLER, KENNEY, KOTIK, LaGROTTA, LEACH, MARKOSEK, McNAUGHTON,
NAILOR, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, RAYMOND, READSHAW, ROONEY,
RUBLEY, RUFFING, SAINATO, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER,
STABACK, TANGRETTI, TRUE, WATSON, WEBER, WILT, J. TAYLOR,
REICHLEY, E. Z. TAYLOR, HARHART, WALKO, COSTA, HANNA, REED
AND CRUZ, MARCH 6, 2003
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MAY 5, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for cruelty to
3 animals.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 5511(a)(2.1)(ii) of Title 18 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, amended December 9, 2002
8 (P.L.1439, No.183), is amended and the section is amended by
9 adding subsections to read:
10 § 5511. Cruelty to animals.
11 (a) Killing, maiming or poisoning domestic animals or zoo
12 animals, etc.--
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14 (2.1) * * *
1 (ii) Any person convicted of violating the
2 provisions of this paragraph shall be sentenced to pay a
3 fine of not less than $1,000 or to imprisonment for not
4 more than [two] five years, or both. The court may also
5 order a presentence mental evaluation. A subsequent
6 conviction under this paragraph shall be a felony of the
7 third degree. This paragraph shall apply to dogs and cats
8 only.
9 * * *
10 (m.2) Certain offenses.--In addition to any other penalty
11 provided by law, a person convicted of a second or subsequent
12 offense of cruelty to animals involving a dog or cat under
13 subsection (c) shall be charged with a misdemeanor of the third
14 degree.
15 (m.3) Prohibition of ownership.--Notwithstanding any
16 provision of law and in addition to any other penalty provided
17 by law, the authority imposing sentence upon a conviction for
18 any violation of this section may order the prohibition or
19 limitation of the defendant's ownership, possession, control or
20 custody of animals OR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CARE OF ANIMALS for a <--
21 period of time not to exceed the statutory maximum term of
22 imprisonment applicable to the offense for which sentence is
23 being imposed.
24 * * *
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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