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.
The PA dog attack attorney has worked with many PA Dog Wardens throughout Pennsylvania to help obtain convictions for cases involving his dog bite victims. Call Attorney Thomas J. Newell today @ 800-980-4842 for a free home consultation.
