PRINTER'S NO. 818
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
551
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY K. WARD, BROWNE, KILLION, COSTA, SANTARSIERO,
COLLETT, STEFANO, DINNIMAN, SCHWANK, LEACH, YUDICHAK AND
TARTAGLIONE, MAY 28, 2019
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MAY 28, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and
related offenses, further providing for the offense of
neglect of animal and for the offense of tethering of
unattended dog.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5532(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, amended October 24, 2018 (P.L.685,
No.104), is amended and the section is amended by adding
subsections to read:
§ 5532. Neglect of animal.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the
person fails to provide for the basic needs of each domestic
animal to which the person has a duty of care, whether belonging
to himself or otherwise, including any of the following:
(1) Necessary sustenance and potable water.
(2) Access to clean and sanitary shelter [and] which
must provide protection from the weather[. The shelter must
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