PRINTER'S NO. 1185
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1026
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BARRAR, BOBACK, D. COSTA, DOWLING,
GABLER, A. HARRIS, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, METCALFE, MILLARD, MURT,
PEIFER, READSHAW, WARD, WHEELAND AND ZIMMERMAN,
MARCH 30, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
MARCH 30, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 7, 1982 (P.L.784, No.225),
entitled, as amended, "An act relating to dogs, regulating
the keeping of dogs; providing for the licensing of dogs and
kennels; providing for the protection of dogs and the
detention and destruction of dogs in certain cases;
regulating the sale and transportation of dogs; declaring
dogs to be personal property and the subject of theft;
providing for the abandonment of animals; providing for the
assessment of damages done to animals; providing for payment
of damages by the Commonwealth in certain cases and the
liability of the owner or keeper of dogs for such damages;
imposing powers and duties on certain State and local
officers and employees; providing penalties; and creating a
Dog Law Restricted Account," in short title and definitions,
providing for the definition of "stun gun"; and, in
enforcement and penalties, further providing for enforcement
and inspections.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 102 of the act of December 7, 1982
(P.L.784, No.225), known as the Dog Law, is amended by adding a
definition to read:
Section 102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
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