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Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 23 was added July 11, 1996, P.L.561, No.100,...
Section 2301 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 2302 - Finding, policy and purpose - The General Assembly finds that animal health is of major...
Section 2303 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...
Section 2304 - Diagnostic services and research - The department may establish, maintain or fund, to the extent...
Section 2305 - Keeping and handling of domestic animals - The department shall have authority to regulate the keeping and...
Section 2311 - General authority - The department shall have authority to impose requirements and methods...
Section 2312 - Adoption of form of identification - (a) General authority.--A domestic animal owner may adopt a brand,...
Section 2313 - Certified copies - (a) Issuance.--If a form of identification is recorded, the department...
Section 2314 - Brand, tattoo or other form of identification as proof of ownership - In all suits at law or in equity or in...
Section 2315 - Disputes in custody or ownership - Disputes in custody or ownership of domestic animals that bear...
Section 2316 - Sale or assignment of form of identification - Any form of identification recorded pursuant to this subchapter shall...
Section 2317 - Violations and penalty - (a) Unauthorized brands.--It shall be unlawful for a person to...
Section 2318 - Fees and forfeiture - An owner of a form of identification of record shall...
Section 2321 - Dangerous transmissible diseases - (a) Specific dangerous transmissible diseases.--The following transmissible diseases are dangerous...
Section 2322 - Neoplastic diseases, metabolic diseases and heritable diseases - If a neoplastic disease, metabolic disease or heritable disease is...
Section 2323 - Health requirements - (a) Interstate and intrastate movement of domestic animals.--The department may...
Section 2324 - Safety of domestic animal feed - (a) General authority.--The department shall have the authority and the...
Section 2325 - Use of biologicals, antibiotics, genetic material, chemicals, diagnostic agents and other substances - (a) Authority.--The department shall have the authority to regulate the...
Section 2326 - Sanitation - The department shall have the authority to establish standards of...
Section 2327 - Disease surveillance and detection - (a) General authority.--The department shall have the authority to regularly...
Section 2328 - Entry on premises - In the performance of the duties required by this chapter,...
Section 2329 - Quarantine - (a) Power to establish and enforce.--Whenever a dangerous transmissible disease...
Section 2330 - Condemnation - The department shall have the authority to condemn and seize...
Section 2331 - Indemnification - (a) In general.--Whenever a condemned domestic animal, domestic animal product...
Section 2332 - Depopulation incentive - (a) Generally.--If a domestic animal, domestic animal product or other...
Section 2333 - Restriction on payment of indemnification and depopulation incentive - (a) Generally.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, indemnification under section...
Section 2334 - Report on insurance or cost-sharing program - On or before 12 months from the effective date of...
Section 2335 - Contract growers - On or before 12 months from the effective date of...
Section 2341 - General authority - The department shall have authority to regulate the activities, facilities...
Section 2342 - License of dealers and haulers - (a) Requirement.--No person shall engage in or carry on the...
Section 2343 - Licensure of agents - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a domestic...
Section 2344 - Verification of application - An applicant for a license under this subchapter shall sign...
Section 2345 - License fees - The fee for a domestic animal or dead domestic animal...
Section 2346 - Term of license - A license issued under this subchapter shall expire at the...
Section 2347 - Posting and display of license - Any person licensed under this subchapter and conducting business under...
Section 2348 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license - The department may, after due notice and an opportunity for...
Section 2349 - Records and inspections - Every dealer, agent and hauler shall keep such accounts, records...
Section 2351 - General authority - The department shall have the authority and the duty to...
Section 2352 - Disposal of dead domestic animals - (a) Requirements.--The following requirements shall be met regarding the disposal...
Section 2353 - Disposal of animal waste - Animal waste known or suspected to have been exposed to...
Section 2354 - Licensure requirement of dead domestic animal disposal businesses - Any person who purchases or receives for disposal a dead...
Section 2355 - Licensing procedure - (a) Applications and fees.--Any person intending to operate a dead...
Section 2356 - Conditions of licensure - (a) Inspections.--As a precondition to the issuance of a license...
Section 2357 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license - An application or license under this subchapter may be denied,...
Section 2361 - General authority - The department shall have authority to regulate the destruction, slaughter...
Section 2362 - Humane methods of slaughtering domestic animals - (a) Humane methods required.-- (1) Humane methods shall be used...
Section 2371 - Licensure requirement - Any person who feeds garbage to domestic animals shall be...
Section 2372 - Application and fee - Any person intending to operate a garbage feeding business or...
Section 2373 - Issuance of license - The department shall issue a license under this subchapter when...
Section 2374 - Term of license and renewal - A license issued under this subchapter shall expire at the...
Section 2375 - Posting of license - Any person licensed under this section and operating a garbage...
Section 2376 - Heating certain garbage before feeding - All garbage that may contain animals, animal parts or animal...
Section 2377 - Prohibitions and conditions - (a) Sanitation.--All garbage feeding businesses shall be maintained in a...
Section 2378 - Inspections - As a precondition to the issuance of a garbage feeding...
Section 2379 - Notice to remedy and denial, suspension or revocation of license - The department shall provide an applicant or licensee under this...
Section 2380.1 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...
Section 2380.2 - License required - A person may not operate a Cervidae livestock operation within...
Section 2380.3 - Application - (a) Form.--An application for licensure, including license renewal, must be...
Section 2380.4 - Issuance - (a) Inspection.--The department shall inspect the premises of and investigate...
Section 2380.5 - Term; renewal - (a) Term.--A license is valid for a period of two...
Section 2380.6 - Keeping and handling of cervids - (a) Pens and enclosures.--The department shall adopt regulations concerning the...
Section 2380.7 - Periodic inspections - During regular business hours, the department is authorized to inspect...
Section 2380.8 - Violations by licensees - (a) Notice.--The department must provide a licensee with written notice...
Section 2380.9 - Game and Wildlife Code and regulations - (a) Code.--The provisions of 34 Pa.C.S. (relating to game) are...
Section 2381 - Cooperation - In order to extend the efficiency of the department with...
Section 2382 - Regulations - (a) General authority.--The department shall promulgate and adopt rules and...
Section 2383 - Enforcement and penalties - (a) Criminal penalties.--Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates any...
Section 2384 - Disposition of fees, fines and civil penalties - All moneys derived from fees, fines and civil penalties collected...
Section 2385 - Interference with officer or employee of department - A person who willfully or intentionally interferes with an employee...
Section 2386 - Civil remedy - In addition to any other remedies provided for in this...
Section 2387 - Inapplicability of penal cruelty to animals statutes - No action taken by the department or decision not to...
Section 2388 - Exemption for governmental entities - All agencies or commissions of the Federal Government and the...
Section 2389 - Preemption of local laws and regulations - This chapter and its provisions are of Statewide concern and...
Section 2390 - Regulation of swine hunting preserves - (a) Promulgation.--The department shall promulgate regulations for swine hunting preserves...