PRINTER'S NO. 2733
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1968
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, ISAACSON, FREEMAN, HOWARD, READSHAW,
KINSEY, MERSKI, SHUSTERMAN, SCHLOSSBERG, HILL-EVANS, MURT,
YOUNGBLOOD, McCLINTON, BURGOS, CALTAGIRONE, SAINATO, JOHNSON-
HARRELL, DeLUCA, MADDEN, MARKOSEK, DELLOSO, SCHWEYER, CIRESI,
MOUL, KIRKLAND, HOHENSTEIN, KENYATTA, RADER, GOODMAN,
NEILSON, FRANKEL, BROOKS, HANBIDGE, BIZZARRO, ROZZI, SOLOMON,
CONKLIN, MALAGARI, HARKINS, FITZGERALD, KORTZ AND PASHINSKI,
OCTOBER 21, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 21, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and
related offenses, further providing for prohibition of
ownership of certain animals.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5555 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 5555. Prohibition of ownership.
(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any provision of law and
in addition to any other penalty provided by law, the authority
imposing sentence upon a conviction for a violation of this
subchapter [may] shall order the prohibition [or limitation] of
the defendant's ownership, possession, control or custody of
animals or employment with the care of animals for a period of
[time not to exceed the statutory maximum term of imprisonment
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