Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 5543 - Animal fightingA person commits a felony of the third degree if the person:
(1) for amusement or gain, causes, allows or permits an animal to engage in animal fighting;(2) receives compensation for the admission of another person to a place kept or used for animal fighting;(3) owns, possesses, keeps, trains, promotes, purchases, steals or acquires in any manner or knowingly sells an animal for animal fighting;(4) in any way knowingly encourages, aids or assists therein;(5) wagers on the outcome of an animal fight;(6) pays for admission to an animal fight or attends an animal fight as a spectator; or(7) knowingly permits a place under the person's control or possession to be kept or used for animal fighting.Added by P.L. TBD 2017 No. 10, § 4, eff. 8/27/2017.