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3 PA Cons Stat § 2376 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2376 - Heating certain garbage before feeding

§ 2376. Heating certain garbage before feeding. All garbage that may contain animals, animal parts or animal products shall be heated thoroughly to a temperature of at least 212 degrees Fahrenheit for a period of at least 30 minutes before being fed to domestic animals, unless the garbage has been treated in some other manner that has been approved by the department. Each lot, batch or unit of garbage shall be heated in its entirety to the required temperature and for the required length of time. A true and accurate record of garbage so processed shall be kept and maintained by the operator of a garbage feeding business or plant for a period of not less than one year. This record shall be made available to the department upon its request.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2377 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2377 - Prohibitions and conditions

 § 2377. Prohibitions and conditions. (a) Sanitation.--All garbage feeding businesses shall be maintained in a reasonably sanitary condition. Approved methods to exterminate flies, vermin and rodents shall be employed regularly.  (b) Slaughter of certain domestic animals prohibited.--It shall be unlawful to slaughter domestic animals for human consumption on any premises used as a garbage feeding business or in any building located on any such premises.  (c) Construction and management.-- (1) Feeding shall be done on water-tight floors, properly drained and constructed so as to be maintained in a sanitary condition.  (2) Any place where feeds are mixed and prepared and any building connected with garbage feeding operations shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and good repair.  (3) Manure and other refuse and rubbish shall not be allowed to accumulate within the buildings or upon the premises of a garbage feeding business to create unsightly or unsanitary conditions.  (4) The facility shall be constructed so that domestic animals are unable to have access to untreated garbage or materials that have come into contact with untreated garbage.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2378 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2378 - Inspections

§ 2378. Inspections. As a precondition to the issuance of a garbage feeding business license and as a continuing condition of such licensure, the department may inspect an applicant's or licensee's facilities for compliance with this chapter and its attendant regulations.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2379 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2379 - Notice to remedy and denial, suspension or revocation of license

§ 2379. Notice to remedy and denial, suspension or revocation of license. The department shall provide an applicant or licensee under this subchapter with written notice of any violation of this subchapter or any regulation relating to garbage feeding businesses. The written notice shall set forth the time within which the applicant or licensee must correct the condition. If an applicant or licensee fails to correct or eliminate such a violation within the time set forth in the written notice, the department may deny, suspend or revoke the license and seek other penalties as are authorized by this chapter.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2380.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2380.1 - Definitions

§ 2380.1. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Applicant." A person applying for a license.  "Cervid." Any member of the Cervidae family and any hybrid.  "Cervidae livestock family." Members of the Cervidae family including deer, elk, moose, reindeer, caribou and hybrids of these animals owned and maintained by a licensee under this subchapter. The term also includes the germ plasm, embryos and fertile ova of these animals.  "Cervidae livestock operation." A normal agricultural operation which contains behind fences privately owned members of the Cervidae livestock family involved in the production, growing, breeding, using, harvesting, transporting, exporting, importing or marketing of Cervidae species or Cervidae products. The term does not include an animal slaughter facility regulated under Subchapter F (relating to slaughter and processing of domestic animals) or a menagerie permitted under 34 Pa.C.S. § 2964 (relating to menagerie permits).  "Harvesting." Any lethal or nonlethal means of collecting cervids or products from cervids on Cervidae livestock operations.  "License." A license issued by the Department of Agriculture to operate a Cervidae livestock operation.  "Licensee." A person that holds a license.  "Normal agricultural operation." As defined under section 2 of the act of June 10, 1982 (P.L.454, No.133), entitled "An Act protecting agricultural operations from nuisance suits and ordinances under certain circumstances."   (June 29, 2006, P.L.206, No.51, eff. 60 days)   2006 Amendment. Act 51 amended the def. of "license" and added the defs. of "cervid," "cervidae livestock family," "cervidae livestock operation," "harvesting" and "normal agricultural operation." See the preamble to Act 51 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative intent.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2380.2 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2380.2 - License required

§ 2380.2. License required. A person may not operate a Cervidae livestock operation within this Commonwealth unless the person has a license. A separate license is required for each Cervidae livestock operation.    Effective Date. Section 9(1) of Act 190 of 2002 provided that section 2380.2 shall take effect in 120 days.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2380.3 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2380.3 - Application

§ 2380.3. Application. (a) Form.--An application for licensure, including license renewal, must be made on a form prescribed by the department.  (b) Fee.--An application for a license or for renewal of a license shall be accompanied by a fee of $150. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, license fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the Cervidae Livestock Operation Account, which is established as a restricted account in the State Treasury. Moneys in the Cervidae Livestock Operation Account are appropriated on a continuing basis to the department for the purpose of administering this subchapter. All interest and earnings received from investment or deposit of the moneys in the Cervidae Livestock Operation Account shall be paid into the account for the purpose authorized by this subsection. Any unexpended moneys and any interest or earnings on the money in the Cervidae Livestock Operation Account may not be transferred or revert to the General Fund but shall remain in the account to be used by the department for the purpose specified in this subsection.  (Nov. 23, 2010, P.L.1142, No.116, eff. 60 days)
3 PA Cons Stat § 2380.4 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2380.4 - Issuance

 § 2380.4. Issuance. (a) Inspection.--The department shall inspect the premises of and investigate each applicant. An inspection under this subsection may be made by the department or an agent of the department, including a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine accredited by the department.  (b) Issuance.--Subject to subsection (c)(3), the department shall issue a license if it determines, after inspection of the premises and investigation of the applicant, all of the following:  (1) The premises, including fences, buildings, equipment and sanitary conditions, comply with this subchapter and regulations of the department under this subchapter.  (2) The applicant is able to conduct a Cervidae livestock operation in compliance with this subchapter and regulations of the department under this subchapter.  (c) Provisional license.-- (1) A Cervidae livestock operation which is in operation on the effective date of this subsection but which was not, prior to the effective date of this subsection, subject to licensure shall be granted a provisional license.  (2) Within one year of the effective date of this subsection, the department shall, for each provisional licensee:  (i) perform the investigation and inspection under this section; and (ii) either issue a license or deny the application. (3) If the department does not comply with the time requirement under paragraph (2) for a license application by a provisional licensee, a license shall be deemed to be issued.   (June 29, 2006, P.L.206, No.51, eff. 60 days)   2006 Amendment. See the preamble to Act 51 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative intent.  Cross References. Section 2380.4 is referred to in section 2380.5 of this title.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2380.5 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2380.5 - Term; renewal

 § 2380.5. Term; renewal. (a) Term.--A license is valid for a period of two years from the date of:  (1) issuance under section 2380.4(b) (relating to issuance); (2) deemed issuance under section 2380.4(c)(3); or (3) renewal under subsection (b). (b) Renewal.--A license shall be renewed upon application if the department determines all of the following:  (1) The licensee has not been cited for a violation of this subchapter or a regulation of the department under this subchapter.  (2) There is no reason to believe that the licensee is unable to conduct a Cervidae livestock operation in compliance with this subchapter and regulations of the department under this subchapter.   (June 29, 2006, P.L.206, No.51, eff. 60 days)   2006 Amendment. See the preamble to Act 51 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative intent.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2380.7 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2380.7 - Periodic inspections

§ 2380.7. Periodic inspections. During regular business hours, the department is authorized to inspect the premises of a licensee for compliance with this subchapter and regulations under this subchapter.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2380.8 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2380.8 - Violations by licensees

§ 2380.8. Violations by licensees. (a) Notice.--The department must provide a licensee with written notice of a violation of this subchapter or a regulation under this subchapter. The notice must provide a time period within which to correct the violation.  (b) Sanctions.-- (1) If the licensee does not correct a violation specified in a notice under subsection (a) within the specified time period, the department may take the following actions:  (i) Suspend the license. (ii) Revoke the license. (iii) Seek enforcement under section 2383 (relating to enforcement and penalties). (2) Paragraph (1)(i) and (ii) are subject to 2 Pa.C.S. Chs. 5 Subch. A (relating to practice and procedure of Commonwealth agencies) and 7 Subch. A (relating to judicial review of Commonwealth agency action).
3 PA Cons Stat § 2380.9 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2380.9 - Game and Wildlife Code and regulations

§ 2380.9. Game and Wildlife Code and regulations. (a) Code.--The provisions of 34 Pa.C.S. (relating to game) are repealed insofar as they are inconsistent with this subchapter.  (b) Regulations.-- (1) The provisions of 58 Pa. Code Pt. III (relating to Game Commission) are abrogated insofar as they are inconsistent with this subchapter.  (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has no authority to promulgate regulations on Cervidae livestock operations.   (June 29, 2006, P.L.206, No.51, eff. 60 days)   2006 Amendment. See the preamble to Act 51 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative intent.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2381 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2381 - Cooperation

§ 2381. Cooperation. In order to extend the efficiency of the department with regard to the administration and implementation of this chapter, the department is authorized to cooperate with the appropriate regulatory agencies of the Federal Government, any other state or foreign nation.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2382 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2382 - Regulations

 § 2382. Regulations. (a) General authority.--The department shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary for the administration and implementation of this chapter.  (b) Preexisting regulations.--Except to the extent that they are inconsistent with any provision of this chapter, regulations in effect on the effective date of this chapter shall continue in effect unless subsequently modified by regulations promulgated by the department.  (c) Fees.--The department may impose licensure and user fees to recover costs of supplies, equipment, administration and other fixed overhead costs to provide services and voluntary programs to the domestic animal industry. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, such fees shall be established by the department through regulations.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2383 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2383 - Enforcement and penalties

 § 2383. Enforcement and penalties. (a) Criminal penalties.--Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order made under this chapter:  (1) For a first offense, commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced for each offense to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $300 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, shall be sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period of not more than 90 days.  (2) For a subsequent offense committed within three years of a prior conviction for any violation of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order made under this chapter, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 or to imprisonment for not more than two years, or both, at the discretion of the court.  (b) Civil penalties.-- (1) In addition to proceeding under any other remedy available at law or in equity for a violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule or regulation adopted thereunder or any order issued pursuant thereto, the department may assess a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 upon an individual or business for each offense.  (2) No civil penalty shall be assessed unless the person charged shall have been given notice and opportunity for a hearing on such charge in accordance with law.  (3) In determining the amount of the penalty, the department shall consider the gravity of the violation. The department may issue a warning in lieu of assessing a penalty.  (4) In cases of inability to collect such civil penalty or failure of any person to pay all or such portion of the penalty as the department may determine, the department may refer the matter to the Office of Attorney General, which shall recover such amount by action in the appropriate court.    Cross References. Section 2383 is referred to in sections 2380.8, 2386 of this title.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2384 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2384 - Disposition of fees, fines and civil penalties

§ 2384. Disposition of fees, fines and civil penalties. All moneys derived from fees, fines and civil penalties collected or imposed under this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the general government operations appropriation of the Department of Agriculture to administer the provisions of this chapter.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2385 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2385 - Interference with officer or employee of department

§ 2385. Interference with officer or employee of department. A person who willfully or intentionally interferes with an employee or officer of the department in the performance of duties or activities authorized under this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be subject to a term of imprisonment of not more than one year or a fine of not more than $2,500, or both.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2386 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2386 - Civil remedy

§ 2386. Civil remedy. In addition to any other remedies provided for in this chapter, the Attorney General, at the request of the department, may initiate in the Commonwealth Court or the court of common pleas of the county in which the defendant resides or has his place of business an action in equity for an injunction to restrain any and all violations of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter or any order issued pursuant to this chapter from which no timely appeal has been taken or which has been sustained on appeal. In any such proceeding, the court shall, upon motion of the Commonwealth, issue a preliminary injunction if it finds that the defendant is engaging in conduct that is unlawful under this chapter or is engaging in conduct which is causing immediate or irreparable harm to the public. The Commonwealth shall not be required to furnish bond or other security in connection with such proceedings. In addition to an injunction, the court in such equity proceedings may levy civil penalties under section 2383 (relating to enforcement and penalties).
3 PA Cons Stat § 2387 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2387 - Inapplicability of penal cruelty to animals statutes

§ 2387. Inapplicability of penal cruelty to animals statutes. No action taken by the department or decision not to act made by the department or condition or action required of another by the written instruction of the department shall be construed as cruelty to animals under any penal statute of this Commonwealth provided that such an action, decision or condition is taken, made or required under the authority of this chapter and its attendant regulations.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2388 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2388 - Exemption for governmental entities

§ 2388. Exemption for governmental entities. All agencies or commissions of the Federal Government and the Commonwealth shall be exempt from the licensure requirements of Subchapters D (relating to dealers, agents and haulers of domestic animals or dead domestic animals), E (relating to disposal of dead domestic animals and animal waste) and G (relating to garbage feeding business).
3 PA Cons Stat § 2389 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2389 - Preemption of local laws and regulations

§ 2389. Preemption of local laws and regulations. This chapter and its provisions are of Statewide concern and shall have eminence over any ordinances, resolutions and regulations of political subdivisions which pertain to transmissible diseases of domestic animals as defined in this chapter; the whole field of regulation regarding the identification of domestic animals; the detection, containment or eradication of dangerous transmissible diseases and hazardous substances; the licensure of domestic animal or dead domestic animal dealers, agents and haulers; the procedure for disposal of dead domestic animals and domestic animal waste; the procedure for the slaughter and processing of domestic animals; humane husbandry practices and the licensure and conditions of garbage feeding businesses.
3 PA Cons Stat § 2390 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals|Section 2390 - Regulation of swine hunting preserves

§ 2390. Regulation of swine hunting preserves. (a) Promulgation.--The department shall promulgate regulations for swine hunting preserves consistent with section 14 of the department's General Quarantine Order on the Importation and Intrastate Movement of Swine, published at 39 Pa.B. 5442 (September 19, 2009).  (b) Time.--The department shall promulgate the regulations under subsection (a) within two years of the effective date of this subsection.  (c) Sterilization of male swine.--On and after the effective date of this section, it shall be unlawful to release onto a swine hunting preserve a male swine that has not been sterilized.  (d) Pennsylvania Game Commission.--Notwithstanding any other law, the Pennsylvania Game Commission shall have no authority to promulgate regulations on swine hunting preserves, and no regulation promulgated under this section shall be construed to be governed by 34 Pa.C.S. (relating to game).
3 PA Cons Stat § 2502 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 25 - Animal Exhibition Sanitation|Section 2502 - Sanitation standards

§ 2502. Sanitation standards. (a) Minimum.--The following sanitation standards are required to minimize the risk of contracting a zoonotic disease at an animal exhibition:  (1) An operator shall promote public awareness of the risk of contracting a zoonotic disease at the animal exhibition and of the measures necessary to minimize the risk of contraction by posting appropriate notices at the animal exhibition.  (2) An adequate hand-cleansing facility for adults and children shall be conveniently located on the animal exhibition grounds. The operator shall post appropriate notices which designate the location of the hand-cleansing facility required by this paragraph and encourage the cleansing of hands after touching animals, using the restroom and before eating.  (3) A person may not bring an animal to an animal exhibition unless the person provides the operator with one of the following:  (i) Except as provided under subparagraph (ii), a valid Pennsylvania health certificate or interstate certificate of veterinary inspection.  (ii) A signed statement by the person attesting that a veterinarian consultation relationship exists with regard to each animal to be exhibited, if a Pennsylvania health certificate or interstate certificate of veterinary inspection is not specifically required under Chapter 23 (relating to domestic animals) and regulations promulgated under Chapter 23.  (b) Additional.--The department may promulgate additional sanitation standards through regulations.  (June 27, 2013, P.L.172, No.31, eff. imd.)   2013 Amendment. Act 31 amended subsec. (a)(3).