PRINTER'S NO. 336
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
368
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY ROTHMAN, KINSEY, McNEILL, JAMES, ZIMMERMAN,
BERNSTINE, STAATS, GABLER, ORTITAY AND KEEFER,
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 7, 1982 (P.L.784, No.225), entitled
"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," further providing for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "boarding kennel" in section
102 of the act of December 7, 1982 (P.L.784, No.225), known as
the Dog Law, is amended to read:
Section 102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
meanings given to them in this section:
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