Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 30.3 - Petition for reasonable costs of care(a) Filing.--If animals are seized under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5511 (relating to cruelty to animals), a petition may be filed, with the court of common pleas in the county where related criminal charges have been filed, by any of the following:(1) A county or municipal official.(2) A society or association or other incorporated nonprofit organization providing care for the animals.(b) Time.--A petition may not be filed later than seven days after the entry of final judgment on the related criminal charge for a violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 5511.Added by P.L. 263 2013 No. 50, § 3, eff. 9/7/2013.