{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5539","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 5539","heading":"Transporting equine animals in cruel manner.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person commits a summary offense for each equine animal if the person carries, or causes or allows to be carried, an equine animal in or upon a conveyance or other vehicle whatsoever with two or more levels stacked on top of one another. A person who violates this section on a second or subsequent occasion commits a misdemeanor of the third degree for each equine animal transported.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=55\u0026sctn=39\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"3028fa60b0f752312629300ce0043955f517ead121c9a2810a45348258834644","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5538","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5540"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}