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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY J. EVANS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, FLECK, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, KILLION, KORTZ, MANN, MILLARD, MILNE, PAYNE, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, WATSON AND WHITE, JANUARY 24, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 24, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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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.-- |
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12 | (2.2) (i) A person commits a misdemeanor of the second |
13 | degree if he is the owner or co-owner of a dog that |
14 | kills, maims or disfigures a guide dog of an individual |
15 | who is blind, a hearing dog of an individual who is deaf |
16 | or audibly impaired or a service dog of an individual who |
17 | is physically limited without provocation by the guide, |
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1 | hearing or service dog or the individual. |
2 | (ii) A person commits an offense under this |
3 | paragraph only if the person knew or should have known |
4 | that the dog he owns or co-owns had a propensity to |
5 | attack human beings or domestic animals without |
6 | provocation. |
7 | (iii) Any person convicted of violating the |
8 | provisions of this paragraph shall be sentenced to pay a |
9 | fine of not more than $5,000 and shall be ordered to make |
10 | reparations for veterinary costs in treating the guide, |
11 | hearing or service dog and, if necessary, the cost of |
12 | obtaining and training a replacement guide, hearing or |
13 | service dog. |
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15 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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