PRINTER'S NO. 1320

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 1139 Session of 2001

        INTRODUCED BY LYNCH, STEELMAN, J. BAKER, BARD, BEBKO-JONES,
           BELARDI, BELFANTI, BROWNE, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
           CASORIO, CIVERA, L. I. COHEN, CORNELL, CORRIGAN, COSTA,
           CREIGHTON, CRUZ, CURRY, DALEY, DALLY, DeWEESE, J. EVANS,
           FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GRUITZA, HABAY, HARHAI, HARPER, HENNESSEY,
           HERMAN, HORSEY, JOSEPHS, KAISER, KIRKLAND, KREBS, MAHER,
           McCALL, McILHINNEY, MICHLOVIC, MUNDY, NAILOR, NICKOL,
           READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROONEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SATHER, SCHRODER,
           SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRELLO,
           WALKO, WANSACZ, WATSON, C. WILLIAMS, WILT, YOUNGBLOOD AND
           ZUG, MARCH 22, 2001

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 22, 2001

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, providing for the offense of
     3     transporting equine animals in a cruel manner.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 5511(q) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions and the
     8  section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
     9  § 5511.  Cruelty to animals.
    10     * * *
    11     (e.1)  Transporting equine animals in cruel manner.--
    12  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person commits a
    13  summary offense for each equine animal if the person carries, or
    14  causes or allows to be carried any equine animal in or upon any

     1  conveyance, or other vehicle whatsoever with two or more levels.
     2  A person who violates this subsection on a second or subsequent
     3  occasion commits a misdemeanor of the third degree for each
     4  equine animal transported.
     5     * * *
     6     (q)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
     7  words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
     8  subsection:
     9     * * *
    10     "Conveyance."  A truck, tractor, trailer or semitrailer, or
    11  any combination of these, propelled or drawn by mechanical
    12  power.
    13     * * *
    14     "Equine animal."  Any member of the Equidae family, which
    15  includes horses, asses, mules, ponies and zebras.
    16     * * *
    17     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.









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