PRINTER'S NO. 1448
No. 1157 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY M. WHITE, WAUGH, EARLL, LAVALLE, STOUT, GREENLEAF,
SCARNATI, MADIGAN AND D. WHITE, OCTOBER 16, 2001
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, OCTOBER 16, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 12, 1994 (P.L.956, No.135),
2 entitled "An act providing for humane society police
3 officers' appointment, qualifications, authority and
4 discipline; further providing for search warrants; and
5 conferring powers and duties on the Department of
6 Agriculture," further providing for the definition of
7 agricultural animal.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The definition of "agricultural animal" in
11 section 2 of the act of December 12, 1994 (P.L.956, No.135),
12 known as the Humane Society Police Officer Enforcement Act, is
13 amended to read:
14 Section 2. Definitions.
15 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
16 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
17 context clearly indicates otherwise:
18 "Agricultural animal." Any elk or red deer on farms
19 contained behind fences, bovine animal, equine animal, sheep,
20 goat, pig, poultry, bird, fowl, wild or semiwild animal or fish
1 or other aquatic animal which is being raised, kept, transported
2 or utilized for the purpose of or pursuant to agricultural
3 production.
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5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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