PRINTER'S NO. 976
No. 847 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, KITCHEN AND KUKOVICH, MAY 7, 2001
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, MAY 7, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.303, No.83), entitled
2 "An act relating to destruction of pet animals; prohibiting
3 certain methods of destruction; providing for a limited
4 license to dispense certain drugs; providing for regulation
5 and enforcement; providing for use of certain surplus funds;
6 and providing penalties," prohibiting the use of animals for
7 certain purposes.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.303, No.83),
11 referred to as the Animal Destruction Method Authorization Law,
12 is amended by adding a section to read:
13 Section 8.1. Prohibited use of animals.
14 (a) Custody by humane society.--No animal, dead or alive,
15 nor any part of an animal, in the custody of any humane society
16 or animal control organization may be sold or made available for
17 the purpose of testing, medical or scientific teaching or
18 demonstration, research or experimentation or for a similar
19 purpose.
20 (b) Purchase for experimentation.--No person may purchase or
1 accept an animal, dead or alive, or any part of an animal, in
2 the custody of any humane society or animal control organization
3 within this Commonwealth for the purpose of testing, medical or
4 scientific teaching or demonstration, research or
5 experimentation or for a similar purpose.
6 (c) Authorized disposition of animals.--Each animal in the
7 custody of any humane society or animal control organization
8 shall be:
9 (1) returned to its owner upon being reclaimed;
10 (2) adopted by a qualifying individual; or
11 (3) destroyed as provided for in this act.
12 (d) Application of section.--
13 (1) This section shall not apply to the transfer of
14 animals from any humane society or animal shelter to an
15 institutional medical program in which care and treatment of
16 animals are provided by licensed animal health care
17 practitioners and trainees under their supervision and in
18 which animals are returned to the custodial shelter or humane
19 society for adoption upon completion of treatment.
20 (2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
21 acquisition of animals for the purpose of testing, medical or
22 scientific teaching or demonstration, research or
23 experimentation from any other legal source.
24 Section 2. Section 9 of the act is amended to read:
25 Section 9. Penalty.
26 Any person or organization found guilty of violating the
27 provisions of this act shall be fined not to exceed [$250] $300
28 per violation day.
29 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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