PRINTER'S NO. 181
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
222
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY ISAACSON, GALLOWAY, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN,
HOWARD, MADDEN, McNEILL, PASHINSKI, SANCHEZ AND SCHLOSSBERG,
MARCH 8, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 8, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and
related offenses, further providing for the offense of
cruelty to animal.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5533(b) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 5533. Cruelty to animal.
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(b) Grading.--
(1) Except as set forth in [paragraph (2)] paragraphs
(2) and (3), a violation of this section is a summary
offense.
(2) If the violation causes bodily injury to the animal
or places the animal at imminent risk of serious bodily
injury, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the
second degree.
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