PRINTER'S NO. 1520
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1174
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY FLYNN, MOUL, KILLION, THOMAS, DRISCOLL, W. KELLER,
STEPHENS, SCHWEYER, BOBACK, DONATUCCI, McNEILL, DAVIS,
MARSHALL, WATSON, CARROLL, SAINATO, SCHREIBER, V. BROWN,
ROZZI, SCHLOSSBERG, O'BRIEN, READSHAW, KAVULICH, HARHAI,
COHEN, DeLUCA, D. COSTA, DEASY, MAHONEY, GOODMAN, FRANKEL,
ROEBUCK, MURT, McCARTER, GIBBONS, MILNE, RADER, PETRI,
BIZZARRO, D. PARKER, KINSEY, KORTZ, PASHINSKI, KIM, DEAN,
SIMS, FARINA AND FARRY, MAY 11, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 11, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and
related offenses, further providing for the offense of
cruelty to animals.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5511(a)(1) and (2.1) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
ยง 5511. Cruelty to animals.
(a) Killing, maiming or poisoning domestic animals or zoo
animals, etc.--
(1) A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree
if he [willfully and maliciously] intentionally, knowingly or
recklessly:
(i) Kills, maims or disfigures any domestic animal
of another person or any domestic fowl of another person.
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