House of Representatives Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ********** Ownership, Licensing & Liability Regarding Dogs ********** House Judiciary Subcommitte on Crimes and Corrections Capitol Annex Room 2 2 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Thursday, October 3, 1996 - 10:00 a.m. — oOo — BEFORE: Honorable Jerry Birmelin, Majority Chairman Honorable Thomas Caltagirone KEY REPORTERS 1300 Garrison Drive, York, PA 17404 (717) 764-7801 Fax (717) 764-6367 2 ALSO PRESENT: Dan Fellin, Esquire Majority Counsel to House Judiciary Committee Judy Sedesse Administrative Assistant William Andring, Esquire Minority Counsel for Committee 3 CONTENTS WITNESSES PAGE Rhonda Lancaster, Concerned Citizen 5 Dr. Billy Whittaker, Veterinarian 8 Sergeant Mike Henry, City of Harrisburg 16 Police Department Jonathan James, Concerned Citizen 29 Ron Tucker, Dog Breeder 48 Joseph Aquila, Concerned Citizen 53 Salvatore Aquila, Concerned Citizen 53 Officer Fred Lamke, City of Harrisburg 61 Police Department, Animal Control Dotsie Keith, Legislative Chairman 71 PA Federation of Dog Clubs Johanna Seeton, Chairperson 83 PA Legislative Animal Network Kathy Genuardi, Treasurer and Rescue 95 Coordinator, Independence Club 4 CHAIRMAN BIRMELIN: We are having a public hearing today. My name is Jerry Birmelin. The subject of the hearing is dangerous dogs. And along those lines we have had legislation that was introduced by the gentleman who sits to my right, Democratic Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Representative Caltagirone. It was not assigned to this committee. However, the chairman, the Republican chairman of the committee, Representative Gannon, felt that it was a subject that could use some discussion and public hearing information on and so we have scheduled this today. I am going to give you a few simple ground rules if you are testifying today.
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