{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5551","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 5551","heading":"Power to initiate criminal proceedings.","body":"An agent of a society or association for the prevention of cruelty to animals, incorporated under the laws of this Commonwealth, shall have the same powers to initiate criminal proceedings provided for police officers by the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. An agent of a society or association for the prevention of cruelty to animals, incorporated under the laws of this Commonwealth, shall have standing to request a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin a violation of this subchapter.","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=51\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"57e934dd7a0f4d6b2aa4d17c0da4b481be36b919fe985b79d796e3df30fa9939","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5550","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5552"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}