PENNSYLVANIA, April 14 - PRINTER'S NO. 596

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

560

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY KANE, MUTH, FONTANA, BREWSTER, COSTA, YUDICHAK,

SANTARSIERO, COMITTA, SCHWANK AND COLLETT, APRIL 14, 2021

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 14, 2021

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance,

providing for 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) Fund established.--The Animal Cruelty Investigation Fund

is established as a special fund in the State Treasury. Money in

the fund may only be used for purposes of animal cruelty

investigations, which shall include training, equipment and

employment expenses of humane society police officers and food,

shelter and veterinary costs for animals who are victims of

animal cruelty. Money in the fund and the interest accruing on

the money in the fund are appropriated to the Attorney General

who may expend the money directly for training and equipping

humane society police officers, development of animal cruelty

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