{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5541","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 5541","heading":"Cruelty to cow to enhance appearance of udder.","body":"A person commits a summary offense if the person kneads or beats or pads the udder of a cow, or willfully allows it to go unmilked for a period of 24 hours or more, for the purpose of enhancing the appearance or size of the udder of the cow, or by a muzzle or any other device, prevents the cow's calf, if less than six weeks old, from obtaining nourishment, and thereby relieving the udder of the cow, for a period of 24 hours.","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=41\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"7a9f40b2b8d10e6e89d9a75f011143211460e10677fdb3bc391754d30be646a7","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5540","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5542"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}