Pennsylvania HB 2713: 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.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3795
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2713
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, McNEILL, HOHENSTEIN, D. WILLIAMS,
BOROWSKI, HOWARD AND SANCHEZ, JULY 24, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JULY 24, 2026
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(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 5533. Cruelty to animal.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the
person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly [illtreats,]:
(1) illtreats, overloads, beats, abandons or abuses an
animal[.]; or
(2) utilizes an animal to draw, push or pull a carriage
in the course of business or for monetary gain within the
limits of a municipality located in this Commonwealth with a
population of 100,000 or greater based on the most recent
Federal decennial census.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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