Opinion
2012-09-4
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Simon RABAN, Petitioner.
Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Superior Court, No. 28 MAL 2012.
Prior report: Pa.Super., 31 A.3d 699.
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 4th day of September, 2012, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:
Whether the Superior Court correctly held that Section 305(a)(1) of the Dog Law, 3 P.S. § 459–305(a)(1), is a strict liability offense. In briefing this issue, the parties are directed to include a discussion within the framework of the Statutory Construction Act, 1 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 1501 et seq. , as to whether the General Assembly intended Section 305(a)(1) to be a strict liability offense.