PRINTER'S NO. 550
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
492
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SCHREIBER, FRANKEL, MILLARD, D. COSTA, COHEN,
BROWNLEE, BOBACK, BAKER, CALTAGIRONE, SCHLOSSBERG, SAMUELSON,
THOMAS, McNEILL, V. BROWN, CARROLL, MURT, M. DALEY, GIBBONS,
WATSON, McCARTER, SIMMONS, KAVULICH, W. KELLER, PASHINSKI,
KORTZ, SAINATO, KINSEY AND HARHAI, FEBRUARY 17, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
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 licenses, tags and kennels,
further providing for requirements for kennels.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 207 of the act of December 7, 1982
(P.L.784, No.225), known as the Dog Law, is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 207. Requirements for kennels.
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(c.2) Display of information by pet shop-kennels .--
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c), a
dog offered for sale by a pet shop-kennel shall have the
following information posted conspicuously on its cage:
(i) The breed, age, and date of birth of the dog.
(ii) The state in which the breeder of the dog is
located.
(iii) The United States Department of Agriculture
License number of the breeder, if required.
(iv) The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
License number of the breeder, if required.
(v) Documentation of all inoculations, worming
treatments and other medical treatments, if any,
including the date of the medical treatment, the
diagnosis and the name and title of the treatment
provider.
(2) A dog offered for sale or adoption on behalf of a
licensed nonprofit kennel by a pet shop-kennel shall have the
information in paragraph (1) posted conspicuously on its cage
to the extent the information is known.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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