PRINTER'S NO. 582
No. 549 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, BELL, LYNCH, SHUMAKER, HESS AND
SALVATORE, FEBRUARY 15, 1989
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 15, 1989
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, or
15 any part of an animal in the custody of any humane society or
16 animal control organization may be sold or made available for
17 the purpose of, but not limited to, testing, medical or
18 scientific teaching or demonstration, research or
19 experimentation.
20 (b) Purchase for experimentation.--No person may purchase or
1 accept an animal, dead or alive, or any part of an animal in the
2 custody of any humane society or animal control organization
3 within the Commonwealth for the purpose of, but not limited to,
4 testing, medical or scientific teaching or demonstration,
5 research or experimentation.
6 (c) Authorized disposition of animals.--Each animal in the
7 custody of any humane society or animal control organization
8 shall be:
9 (1) returned to its owner upon being reclaimed;
10 (2) adopted by a qualifying individual; or
11 (3) destroyed as provided for in this act.
12 (d) Application of section.--
13 (1) This section shall not apply to the transfer of
14 animals from a humane society or animal shelter to an
15 institutional medical program in which care and treatment of
16 animals is provided by licensed animal health care
17 practitioners and trainees under their supervision, and in
18 which animals are returned to the custodial shelter or humane
19 society for adoption upon completion of treatment.
20 (2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
21 acquisition of animals for the purpose of testing, medical or
22 scientific teaching or demonstration, research or
23 experimentation from any other legal source.
24 Section 2. Section 9 of the act is amended to read:
25 Section 9. Penalty.
26 Any person or organization found guilty of violating the
27 provisions of this act shall be fined not to exceed [$250] $300
28 per violation day.
29 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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