PRINTER'S NO. 2374

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1918 Session of 1995


        INTRODUCED BY STERN, B. SMITH, PHILLIPS, BAKER, MAJOR, BELARDI,
           HENNESSEY, ARGALL, HANNA, HESS, TRICH, DeWEESE, TRELLO,
           GEIST, SATHER, FLEAGLE AND HUTCHINSON, JUNE 29, 1995

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JUNE 29, 1995

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, providing for a lifetime hunting license award.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  Title 34 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     6  Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
     7  § 2705.1  Lifetime hunting license award.
     8     (a)  Drawing.--The commissioner is authorized to hold an
     9  annual drawing of applications for a permanent lifetime hunting
    10  license award. Anyone who has reached the age of majority may
    11  enter the drawing by filling out an application provided by the
    12  commissioner and paying a fee of $5. There is no limit to the
    13  number of applications a person may enter. The commissioner
    14  shall choose 25 recipients of the permanent license by a random
    15  drawing from all the applications.
    16     (b)  Procedures.--The commissioner shall establish procedures
    17  necessary to implement this section.


     1     (c)  Agent.--The agent at the point of sale shall retain a
     2  fee of 25¢ per application.
     3     (d)  Game Fund.--Fees collected under this section shall be
     4  deposited into the Game Fund.
     5     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

















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