An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, providing for Statewide toll-free animal abuse reporting telephone number.

House Bill 1456 establishes a statewide, toll-free telephone number for reporting suspected animal abuse or neglect in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) will operate this 24/7 hotline and maintain a database of all reported cases. The PSP will refer these reports to local law enforcement or humane society police officers for investigation. Additionally, the bill mandates that convicted animal abuse offenders pay an extra fine, with these funds going towards maintaining the reporting telephone number.