PRINTER'S NO. 583
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
545
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, VULAKOVICH, SCAVELLO AND RAFFERTY,
MARCH 24, 2017
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, MARCH 24, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 7, 1982 (P.L.784, No.225),
entitled, as amended, "An act relating to dogs, regulating
the keeping of dogs; providing for the licensing of dogs and
kennels; providing for the protection of dogs and the
detention and destruction of dogs in certain cases;
regulating the sale and transportation of dogs; declaring
dogs to be personal property and the subject of theft;
providing for the abandonment of animals; providing for the
assessment of damages done to animals; providing for payment
of damages by the Commonwealth in certain cases and the
liability of the owner or keeper of dogs for such damages;
imposing powers and duties on certain State and local
officers and employees; providing penalties; and creating a
Dog Law Restricted Account," in sterilization of dogs and
cats, further providing for spaying or neutering as condition
for release of certain animals and repealing certain
provisions relating to sterilization of dogs and cats.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 902-A of the act of December 7, 1982
(P.L.784, No.225), known as the Dog Law, is amended to read:
Section 902-A. Spaying or neutering as condition for release of
certain animals.
No dog or cat may be adopted by a new owner from a releasing
agency unless the animal has been sterilized by a licensed
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