PRINTER'S NO. 351
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
364
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, KILLION, SANTARSIERO, BREWSTER, FONTANA,
COSTA, K. WARD, HAYWOOD, MUTH, COLLETT, BOSCOLA, BARTOLOTTA,
BROWNE, TARTAGLIONE AND FARNESE, MARCH 4, 2019
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 4, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in offenses against public order and
decency, providing for the offense of attack on dog or cat
belonging to certain protected persons.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 5535.1. Attack on dog or cat belonging to certain protected
persons.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if:
(1) The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly
kills, maims, disfigures, tortures or administers poison or
exposes a poisonous substance with intent to administer the
poison or poisonous substance to a dog or cat that is owned
by or resides with a person protected by an order issued
under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 (relating to protection from abuse)
or 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 62A (relating to protection of victims of
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sexual violence or intimidation).
(2) The person committing the violation under paragraph
(1) is the subject of the order issued under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch.
61.
(b) Grading.--A violation of this section is a felony of the
third degree.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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