PRINTER'S NO. 809
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
665
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, KILLION, SANTARSIERO AND TARTAGLIONE,
MAY 24, 2019
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, MAY 24, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 7, 1982 (P.L.784, No.225), entitled
"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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