Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
18 Pa.C.S. § 2131: et seq
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits an offense by cutting off or causing the dewclaw of a dog over five days old, unless performed by a licensed veterinarian. Possession of such a dog with an unhealed incision is prima facie evidence of violation.
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