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Historical results of Dangerous Dogs in Pennsylvania.
A dangerous dog is one that has:

(1) Inflicted severe injury on a human being without provocation on public or private property.

(2) Killed or inflicted severe injury on a domestic animal, dog or cat without provocation while off the owner’s property.

(3) Attacked a human being without provocation.

(4) Been used in the commission of a crime.

And the dog has either or both of the following:

(1) A history of attacking human beings and/or domestic animals, dogs or cats without provocation.

(2) A propensity to attack human beings and/or domestic animals, dogs or cats without provocation.

*A propensity to attack may be proven by a single incident.

Severe injury is defined as, [3 P.S. § 459-102] “Any physical injury that results in broken bones or disfiguring lacerations requiring multiple sutures or cosmetic surgery.”
More information can be found here - https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Animals/DogLaw/Dangerous%20Dogs/Pages/default.aspx

More information on Chapter 27 Regulations - https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Animals/DogLaw/Dangerous%20Dogs/Documents/Chapter%2027%20Dangerous%20Dogs.pdf

PDF's for Chapter 27 and Pennsylvania Dog Laws are attached to the metadata