PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1320 PRINTER'S NO. 1674
No. 1139 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY LYNCH, STEELMAN, J. BAKER, BARD, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BELFANTI, BROWNE, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CASORIO, CIVERA, L. I. COHEN, CORNELL, CORRIGAN, COSTA,
CREIGHTON, CRUZ, CURRY, DALEY, DALLY, DeWEESE, J. EVANS,
FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GRUITZA, HABAY, HARHAI, HARPER, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HORSEY, JOSEPHS, KAISER, KIRKLAND, KREBS, MAHER,
McCALL, McILHINNEY, MICHLOVIC, MUNDY, NAILOR, NICKOL,
READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROONEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SATHER, SCHRODER,
SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRELLO,
WALKO, WANSACZ, WATSON, C. WILLIAMS, WILT, YOUNGBLOOD AND
ZUG, MARCH 22, 2001
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 24, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for the offense of
3 transporting equine animals in a cruel manner.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 5511(q) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions and the
8 section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
9 § 5511. Cruelty to animals.
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11 (e.1) Transporting equine animals in cruel manner.--
12 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person commits a
13 summary offense for each equine animal if the person carries, or
1 causes or allows to be carried any equine animal in or upon any
2 conveyance, or other vehicle whatsoever with two or more levels
3 STACKED ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER. A person who violates this <--
4 subsection on a second or subsequent occasion commits a
5 misdemeanor of the third degree for each equine animal
6 transported.
7 * * *
8 (q) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
9 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
10 subsection:
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12 "Conveyance." A truck, tractor, trailer or semitrailer, or
13 any combination of these, propelled or drawn by mechanical
14 power.
15 * * *
16 "Equine animal." Any member of the Equidae family, which
17 includes horses, asses, mules, ponies and zebras.
18 * * *
19 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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