18 Pa.C.S. § 5556: Civil immunity for licensed doctors of veterinary medicine, technicians and assistants.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
- PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES
- ARTICLE F OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY
- CHAPTER 55 RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED OFFENSES
- SUBCHAPTER B CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
(a) General rule.--A licensed doctor of veterinary medicine, certified veterinary technician or veterinary assistant who reports, in good faith and in the normal course of business, a suspected violation of this subchapter to the proper authority shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of reporting the incident.
(b) Nonapplicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an act or omission intentionally designed to harm or to an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful, wanton or reckless conduct.
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