Bill Text: PA HB2515 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for the offense of cruelty to animals.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-27 - Referred to JUDICIARY [HB2515 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB2515-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3851
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2515 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY STEPHENS, O'NEILL, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CLYMER, D. COSTA, COX, DAVIS, DePASQUALE, J. EVANS, FARRY, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, HESS, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, MILLER, MURT, PICKETT, ROCK, SAYLOR, SIMMONS, STABACK, SWANGER, WHITE AND RAVENSTAHL, JUNE 27, 2012
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 27, 2012
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of
cruelty to animals.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5511(q) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 5511. Cruelty to animals.
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(h.2) Possession of animal fighting paraphernalia.--A person
commits a misdemeanor of the third degree if he knowingly owns
or possesses animal fighting paraphernalia.
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(q) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection:
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"Animal fighting paraphernalia." Any device, implement,
object, facility, space or drug used, or intended to be used,
for animal fighting, to train an animal for animal fighting or
in furtherance of animal fighting.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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