§ 5533. Cruelty to animal.
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§ 5533. Cruelty to animal.
(a)Offense defined.-- A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly illtreats, overloads, beats, abandons or abuses an animal.
(b)Grading.--
(1)Except as set forth in paragraph (2), a violation of this section is a summary offense.
(2)If the violation causes bodily injury to the animal or places the animal at imminent risk of serious bodily injury, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree.
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Cross References. Section 5533 is referred to in sections 5534, 5542, 5560, 9122.3 of this title; section 5329 of Title 23 (Domestic Relations); section 6138 of Title 61 (Prisons and Parole).
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