| PRINTER'S NO. 961 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. | 863 | Session of 2013 |
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, TEPLITZ, COSTA, WASHINGTON, FONTANA, RAFFERTY, VULAKOVICH AND WOZNIAK, APRIL 18, 2013
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 18, 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(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
8§ 5511. Cruelty to animals.
9(a) Killing, maiming or poisoning domestic animals or zoo
10animals, etc.--
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12(1.1) (i) A person commits a misdemeanor of the first
13degree if he willfully and maliciously kills, maims,
14disfigures, tortures or administers poison to or exposes
15any poisonous substance with intent to administer such
16poison or poisonous substance to any dog or cat, guide
17dog for an individual who is blind, hearing dog for an
18individual who is deaf or audibly impaired or service dog
1for an individual who is physically limited, that is in
2the care, control or supervision of a person or persons
3who directly benefit from a protection from abuse order
4issued under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 (relating to protection
5from abuse) and where the person committing the harm
6against the dog, cat, guide dog, hearing dog or service
7dog is subject to the protection from abuse order.
8(ii) Any person convicted of violating this
9paragraph shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less
10than $2,000 and not more than $15,000 or to imprisonment
11for not more than two years, or both.
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13Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.