PRINTER'S NO. 185
No. 184 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY McMONAGLE, GRAY, BORSKI, RIEGER, McINTYRE,
PUCCIARELLI AND MAIALE, JANUARY 26, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 26, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, defining the offense of injury to or
3 interference with police dogs and horses and providing
4 penalties.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 18, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707,
8 No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, is
9 amended by adding a section to read:
10 § 5511.1. Injury to or interference with police dogs or
11 horses.
12 A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree if he
13 tortures, torments, beats, kicks, kills, strikes, mutilates,
14 injures, disables or otherwise mistreats, a dog or horse owned
15 by a police department or police agency of the Commonwealth or
16 any of its political subdivisions, or who otherwise interferes
17 with the lawful performance of such dog or horse.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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