Pennsylvania HB608 amends the offense of cruelty to animals, increasing penalties for causing bodily injury or serious risk to animals.

Pennsylvania HB608 amends Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to modify the offense of cruelty to animals. It raises the penalty for causing bodily injury to an animal or placing it at imminent risk of serious bodily injury to a misdemeanor of the second degree. Additionally, it sets a misdemeanor of the first degree for a second or subsequent violation involving the cropping, trimming, or cutting off of an animal's ear by an unlicensed person. This act will take effect 60 days after enactment.

Pennsylvania HB608 amends the offense of cruelty to animals, increasing penalties for causing bodily injury or serious risk to animals.

Pennsylvania HB608 amends Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to modify the offense of cruelty to animals. It raises the penalty for causing bodily injury to an animal or placing it at imminent risk of serious bodily injury to a misdemeanor of the second degree. Additionally, it sets a misdemeanor of the first degree for a second or subsequent violation involving the cropping, trimming, or cutting off of an animal's ear by an unlicensed person. This act will take effect 60 days after enactment.