PRINTER'S NO. 4458
No. 2907 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY GANNON, BARD, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BROWNE, BUNT,
CAPPELLI, CASORIO, CAWLEY, CRUZ, DALEY, J. EVANS, FREEMAN,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, HASAY, KELLER, KENNEY, LAUGHLIN, LYNCH,
MICOZZIE, MUNDY, PETRARCA, PISTELLA, RAYMOND, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SATHER, SCHRODER, SHANER, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR,
WALKO, WATSON, WILT, G. WRIGHT AND YOUNGBLOOD,
OCTOBER 9, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 9, 2002
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)(i) and (ii) of Title 18 of
7 the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
8 § 5511. Cruelty to animals.
9 (a) Killing, maiming or poisoning domestic animals or zoo
10 animals, etc.--
11 * * *
12 (2.1) (i) A person commits a [misdemeanor of the first]
13 felony of the third degree if he willfully and
14 maliciously:
15 (A) Kills, maims, mutilates, tortures or
16 disfigures any dog or cat, whether belonging to
1 himself or otherwise.
2 (B) Administers poison to or exposes any
3 poisonous substance with the intent to administer
4 such poison to any dog or cat, whether belonging to
5 himself or otherwise.
6 (ii) [Any] In addition to any other penalty imposed
7 by law, any person convicted of violating the provisions
8 of this paragraph shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not
9 less than $1,000 [or to imprisonment for not more than
10 two years, or both]. The court [may] shall also order a
11 presentence mental evaluation. [A subsequent conviction
12 under this paragraph shall be a felony of the third
13 degree.] This paragraph shall apply to dogs and cats
14 only.
15 * * *
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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