A Pennsylvania Dog Warden has many powers including:
- Request the name and address of anyone who the PA Dog Warden suspects has violated the PA Dog Law;
- Investigate all potential PA Dog Law violations;
- Cite and prosecute any Pennsylvania dog owner who the PA Dog Warden believes has violated the PA Dog Law, including:
a. Section 305 – Failure to Confine
b. Section 502-A – Harboring a Dangerous Dog - Request a District Justice to subpoena all eyewitnesses to testify on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania concerning a PA Dog Law Citation;
- Request all documents regarding licensing and proof of rabies vaccination from any dog owner within the Dog Warden’s County;
- Cite and prosecute any PA dog owner who fails to provide proof of rabies vaccination as required in the PA Rabies Prevention and Control in Domestic Animals and Wildlife Act a/k/a “The Rabies Act.”
- Seize and detain any dog that is running loose and not under the control of a competent person as required by the PA Dog Law.
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