Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5511.2 (2026)

 Police animals (Repealed).

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§ 5511.2.  Police animals (Repealed).

2017 Repeal.  Section 5511.2 was repealed June 28, 2017, P.L.215, No.10, effective in 60 days.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2017 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Rush, 162 A.3d 530 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017).
Commonwealth v. Rush, 162 A.3d 530 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017). “See 18 Pa.C.S. § 5511.2(b) (“It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison or kill a police animal.”
Commonwealth v. Thompson, 922 A.2d 926 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2007). “¶ 13 Appellant was also convicted of 18 Pa.C.S. § 5511.2(a), taunting a police animal: § 5511.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5511.2(a) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Thompson, 922 A.2d 926 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2007). “¶ 13 Appellant was also convicted of 18 Pa.C.S. § 5511.2(a), taunting a police animal: § 5511.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5511.2(b) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Rush, 162 A.3d 530 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017). “See 18 Pa.C.S. § 5511.2(b) (“It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison or kill a police animal.”
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