PRINTER'S NO. 478
No. 471 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, BOSCOLA AND KUKOVICH, FEBRUARY 24, 1999
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 24, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.303, No.83), entitled
2 "An act relating to destruction of pet animals; prohibiting
3 certain methods of destruction; providing for a limited
4 license to dispense certain drugs; providing for regulation
5 and enforcement; providing for use of certain surplus funds;
6 and providing penalties," prohibiting the use of animals for
7 certain purposes.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.303, No.83),
11 referred to as the Animal Destruction Method Authorization Law,
12 is amended by adding a section to read:
13 Section 8.1. Prohibited use of animals.
14 (a) Custody by humane society.--No animal, dead or alive,
15 nor any part of an animal, in the custody of any humane society
16 or animal control organization may be sold or made available for
17 the purpose of testing, medical or scientific teaching or
18 demonstration, research or experimentation or for a similar
19 purpose.
20 (b) Purchase for experimentation.--No person may purchase or
21 accept an animal, dead or alive, or any part of an animal, in
1 the custody of any humane society or animal control organization
2 within this Commonwealth for the purpose of testing, medical or
3 scientific teaching or demonstration, research or
4 experimentation or for a similar purpose.
5 (c) Authorized disposition of animals.--Each animal in the
6 custody of any humane society or animal control organization
7 shall be:
8 (1) returned to its owner upon being reclaimed;
9 (2) adopted by a qualifying individual; or
10 (3) destroyed as provided for in this act.
11 (d) Application of section.--
12 (1) This section shall not apply to the transfer of
13 animals from any humane society or animal shelter to an
14 institutional medical program in which care and treatment of
15 animals are provided by licensed animal health care
16 practitioners and trainees under their supervision and in
17 which animals are returned to the custodial shelter or humane
18 society for adoption upon completion of treatment.
19 (2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
20 acquisition of animals for the purpose of testing, medical or
21 scientific teaching or demonstration, research or
22 experimentation from any other legal source.
23 Section 2. Section 9 of the act is amended to read:
24 Section 9. Penalty.
25 Any person or organization found guilty of violating the
26 provisions of this act shall be fined not to exceed [$250] $300
27 per violation day.
28 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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