PRINTER'S NO. 1625
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1166
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, SCAVELLO, ALLOWAY, TEPLITZ, BARTOLOTTA,
VULAKOVICH, FOLMER, BREWSTER, WAGNER, WARD AND WILEY,
MARCH 18, 2016
REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 18, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing
for powers and duties of commission; and, in hunting and
furtaking licenses, further providing for license costs and
fees.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 322(c) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 322. Powers and duties of commission.
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(c) Specific powers and duties.--In order to administrate
and enforce this title, the commission through proper action
shall:
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(14) Establish fees for hunting and furtaking licenses.
This paragraph shall expire three years after the effective
date of this paragraph. No later than one year before the
expiration date of this paragraph , the Legislative Budget and
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Finance Committee shall prepare a report that examines the
provisions of this paragraph. The report shall include
information pertaining to the amount of revenue received from
the fees collected and the number of licenses issued since
the effective date of this paragraph.
Section 2. Section 2709(a) of the act is amended to read:
§ 2709. License costs and fees.
[(a) License costs.--Any person who qualifies under the
provisions of this chapter shall be issued the applicable
license upon payment of the following costs and the issuing
agent's fee:
(1) (i) Junior resident hunting - $5.
(ii) Junior resident combination hunting and
furtaker - $8.
(2) (i) Adult resident hunting - $19.
(ii) Resident military personnel hunting - $1.
(iii) Former prisoner of war hunting - $1.
(iv) Pennsylvania National Guard hunting - $1.
(v) Reserve component of the armed forces hunting -
$1.
(3) (i) Senior resident hunting - $12.
(ii) Senior lifetime resident hunting - $50.
(iii) Senior lifetime resident combination hunting
and furtaker - $100.
(4) Bear hunting:
(i) Resident - $15.
(ii) Nonresident - $35.
(5) Antlerless deer:
(i) Resident, including resident military, resident
disabled veteran and landowner - $5.
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(ii) Nonresident - $25.
(6) Archery deer:
(i) Resident - $15.
(ii) Nonresident - $25.
(7) Muzzleloader deer:
(i) Resident - $10.
(ii) Nonresident - $20.
(8) (Reserved).
(9) Adult nonresident hunting - $100.
(10) (i) Junior nonresident hunting - $40.
(ii) Junior nonresident combination hunting and
furtaker - $50.
(11) Seven-day nonresident small game - $30.
(12) Junior resident furtakers - $5.
(13) Adult resident furtakers - $19.
(14) (i) Senior resident furtakers - $12.
(ii) Senior lifetime resident furtaker - $50.
(15) Adult nonresident furtaker - $80.
(16) Junior nonresident furtaker - $40.
(17) Resident disabled veteran hunting or furtaker under
section 2706(b) (relating to disabled veterans) - no cost.
(18) Replacement license - $5. Antlerless deer and bear
licenses shall be replaced by the original issuing agent
only.
(19) Owners or possessors of land open to public hunting
under section 2706(d) (relating to owners or possessors of
land open to public hunting) - $3.
(20) Migratory game bird hunting license:
(i) Resident - $2.
(ii) Nonresident - $5.
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(21) Elk hunting license:
(i) Resident - $25.
(ii) Nonresident - $250.
(22) Special wild turkey license:
(i) Resident - $20.
(ii) Nonresident - $40.]
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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