An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance, establishing the Animal Cruelty Investigation Fund.

PRINTER'S NO. 691
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 661
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY KANE, MUTH, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, SCHWANK,
HAYWOOD, COMITTA, SAVAL, KEARNEY, COSTA, PENNYCUICK,
SANTARSIERO, COLLETT, CAPPELLETTI AND BROWN, APRIL 28, 2025
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 28, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance,
establishing the Animal Cruelty Investigation Fund.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 3576. Animal Cruelty Investigation Fund.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) The Animal Cruelty Investigation Fund is established
in the State Treasury.
(2) Money in the fund and the interest accruing on the
money in the fund are appropriated on a continuing basis to
the Attorney General for training and equipping humane
society police officers, development of animal cruelty
investigation materials, salary and benefits for attorneys to
prosecute and train other prosecutors in animal cruelty cases
and grants to animal shelters to fund animal cruelty
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investigations or other expenses permissible under this
section.
(b) Assessment.--In addition to any other costs that may be
imposed for a violation of 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 55 Subch. B (relating
to cruelty to animals), an assessment of $25 shall be imposed.
Money collected from the assessment shall be transmitted to the
Department of Revenue for deposit into the fund.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "fund"
means the Animal Cruelty Investigation Fund.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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