No action taken by the department or decision not to act made by the department or condition or action required of another by the written instruction of the department shall be construed as cruelty to animals under any penal statute of this Commonwealth provided that such an action, decision or condition is taken, made or required under the authority of this chapter and its attendant regulations.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Section 2301 - Short title of chapter
Section 2302 - Finding, policy and purpose
Section 2304 - Diagnostic services and research
Section 2305 - Keeping and handling of domestic animals
Section 2311 - General authority
Section 2312 - Adoption of form of identification
Section 2313 - Certified copies
Section 2314 - Brand, tattoo or other form of identification as proof of ownership
Section 2315 - Disputes in custody or ownership
Section 2316 - Sale or assignment of form of identification
Section 2317 - Violations and penalty
Section 2318 - Fees and forfeiture
Section 2321 - Dangerous transmissible diseases
Section 2322 - Neoplastic diseases, metabolic diseases and heritable diseases
Section 2323 - Health requirements
Section 2324 - Safety of domestic animal feed
Section 2327 - Disease surveillance and detection
Section 2328 - Entry on premises
Section 2331 - Indemnification
Section 2332 - Depopulation incentive
Section 2333 - Restriction on payment of indemnification and depopulation incentive
Section 2334 - Report on insurance or cost-sharing program
Section 2335 - Contract growers
Section 2341 - General authority
Section 2342 - License of dealers and haulers
Section 2343 - Licensure of agents
Section 2344 - Verification of application
Section 2346 - Term of license
Section 2347 - Posting and display of license
Section 2348 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license
Section 2349 - Records and inspections
Section 2351 - General authority
Section 2352 - Disposal of dead domestic animals
Section 2353 - Disposal of animal waste
Section 2354 - Licensure requirement of dead domestic animal disposal businesses
Section 2355 - Licensing procedure
Section 2356 - Conditions of licensure
Section 2357 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license
Section 2361 - General authority
Section 2362 - Humane methods of slaughtering domestic animals
Section 2371 - Licensure requirement
Section 2372 - Application and fee
Section 2373 - Issuance of license
Section 2374 - Term of license and renewal
Section 2375 - Posting of license
Section 2376 - Heating certain garbage before feeding
Section 2377 - Prohibitions and conditions
Section 2379 - Notice to remedy and denial, suspension or revocation of license
Section 2380.2 - License required
Section 2380.5 - Term; renewal
Section 2380.6 - Keeping and handling of cervids
Section 2380.7 - Periodic inspections
Section 2380.8 - Violations by licensees
Section 2380.9 - Game and Wildlife Code and regulations
Section 2383 - Enforcement and penalties
Section 2384 - Disposition of fees, fines and civil penalties
Section 2385 - Interference with officer or employee of department
Section 2387 - Inapplicability of penal cruelty to animals statutes
Section 2388 - Exemption for governmental entities