PRINTER'S NO. 312
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
337
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY HOHENSTEIN, CIRESI, DeLUCA, FREEMAN, HANBIDGE,
HILL-EVANS, HOWARD, ISAACSON, MALAGARI, McNEILL, SANCHEZ,
SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER AND THOMAS, JANUARY 29, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 29, 2021
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 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
be sufficient to permit the animal to retain body heat] and
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