Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5560 (2026)

Exemption of normal agricultural operations.

✓ current as of May 2026

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§ 5560. Exemption of normal agricultural operations.

Sections 5532 (relating to neglect of animal), 5533 (relating to cruelty to animal), 5534 (relating to aggravated cruelty to animal), 5536 (relating to tethering of unattended dog) and 5543 (relating to animal fighting) shall not apply to activity undertaken in a normal agricultural operation.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: In Re: Private Crim. Complaint, 271 A.3d 516 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2022).

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In Re: Private Crim. Complaint, 271 A.3d 516 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2022). · cites it 4× “Whether the lower court erred in finding that acts widely condemned in the agriculture industry are exempted from prosecution for animal cruelty and neglect by the “normal agricultural operation” exemption in 18 Pa.C.S. § 5560. B. Whether the lower court erred by manufacturing a…”

In Re: Private Crim. Complaint (Pa. Super. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “Whether the lower court erred in finding that acts widely condemned in the agriculture industry are exempted from prosecution for animal cruelty and neglect by the “normal agricultural operation” exemption in 18 Pa.C.S. § 5560. B. Whether the lower court erred by manufacturing a…”

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