| PRINTER'S NO. 161 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. | 164 | Session of 2013 |
INTRODUCED BY STEPHENS, MAHER, B. BOYLE, BROOKS, V. BROWN, CLYMER, D. COSTA, COX, FRANKEL, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HESS, KORTZ, MACKENZIE, MCCARTER, MCNEILL, O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PICKETT, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROCK, ROZZI, SCHLOSSBERG, WATSON, WHITE, SCAVELLO, K. BOYLE, SAYLOR, HAGGERTY, CALTAGIRONE, HANNA, DIGIROLAMO, KAVULICH, HARKINS, FARINA, MATZIE, GIBBONS, MILLER, SONNEY, DELUCA, GILLEN, MURT, SIMMONS, GINGRICH, SWANGER, BRADFORD, FARRY, DAVIS, GILLESPIE, TOBASH, DEASY AND SANTARSIERO, JANUARY 17, 2013
REFERRED TO COMMITEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 17, 2013
AN ACT
1Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of
3cruelty to animals.
4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:
6Section 1. Section 5511(q) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition and the
8section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
9§ 5511. Cruelty to animals.
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11(h.2) Possession of animal fighting paraphernalia.--A person
12commits a misdemeanor of the third degree if he knowingly owns
13or possesses animal fighting paraphernalia.
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15(q) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
1words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
2subsection:
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4"Animal fighting paraphernalia." Any device, implement,
5object, facility, space or drug used, or intended to be used,
6for animal fighting, to train an animal for animal fighting or
7in furtherance of animal fighting.
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9Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.