Dogs in vehicles?

[thelizzy]

What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania


I've searched around but can't find a specific answer. What is the law in Pennsylvania for transporting a dog in a vehicle? Must the dog be tethered with a seatbelt? Or simply contained within the vehicle?

What about when I see someone on the highway with a dog in the bed of their truck? Is that legal? Can I report them?

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by thelizzy

What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania


I've searched around but can't find a specific answer. What is the law in Pennsylvania for transporting a dog in a vehicle? Must the dog be tethered with a seatbelt?

**A: no, unless the dog is driving. In whcih cse the use of a lap belt is required.
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Or simply contained within the vehicle?

**A: it is legal for its head to be sticking out of the sunroof.
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What about when I see someone on the highway with a dog in the bed of their truck? Is that legal?


**A: yes, it is legal to see someone on the highway with a dog in the bed of a truck.
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Can I report them?

**A: yes and when you do, you must give a full and complete description of the dog.

[thelizzy]

*sigh*

Okay. Let me rephrase to try to get the desired answer.

Is it against the law for a person to have a dog in their pickup truck bed UNTETHERED?

[BelizeBreeze]

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
Section 1. Section 5511(e)