1Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 
2Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and
3related offenses, further providing for the offense relating
4to police animals.

5The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6hereby enacts as follows:

7Section 1. Section 5511.2(b) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
8Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

9§ 5511.2. Police animals.

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11(b) Illegal to torture police animals.--It shall be unlawful
12for any person to willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate,
13injure, disable, poison or kill a police animal. Any person who
14violates any of the provisions of this subsection commits a
15felony of the [third] second degree.

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17Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.