PRINTER'S NO. 3158
No. 2208 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY CASORIO, COHEN, BENNINGTON, BRENNAN, CONKLIN, DALEY, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARKINS, KOTIK, MENSCH, MILNE, MYERS, NAILOR, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, READSHAW, ROAE, SANTONI, K. SMITH, SWANGER, J. WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD AND SIPTROTH, FEBRUARY 1, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of 3 cruelty to animals. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 5511(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania 7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read: 8 § 5511. Cruelty to animals. 9 (a) Killing, maiming or poisoning domestic animals or zoo 10 animals, etc.-- 11 * * * 12 (1.1) A person commits a felony of the third degree if 13 he willfully and maliciously kills, maims, disfigures, 14 tortures or administers poison to or exposes any poisonous 15 substance with intent to administer such poison or poisonous 16 substance to any domestic animal or domestic fowl that is in 17 the care, control or supervision of a person or persons who
1 directly benefit from a protection from abuse order issued 2 under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 (relating to protection from abuse) 3 and where the person committing the harm against the domestic 4 animal or domestic fowl is subject to the protection from 5 abuse order. 6 * * * 7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. L17L18BIL/20080H2208B3158 - 2 -