PRINTER'S NO. 1453
No. 1187 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY MUSTO, WAGNER, HELFRICK, TARTAGLIONE, WOZNIAK,
COSTA, O'PAKE, KITCHEN, STOUT, HART, MELLOW AND EARLL,
OCTOBER 30, 1997
REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, OCTOBER 30, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for senior resident and senior
3 lifetime resident hunting and furtaker licenses.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 2705 of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 2705. Classes of licenses.
9 Unless otherwise provided, any person wishing to exercise any
10 of the privileges granted by this title shall first secure the
11 applicable resident or nonresident hunting or furtaker license
12 as follows:
13 (1) Adult resident hunting licenses to residents who
14 have reached their 17th birthday but have not reached their
15 65th birthday.
16 (2) Junior resident hunting licenses to residents who
17 have reached or will reach their 12th birthday in the
18 calendar year of application for a license but who have not
1 reached their 17th birthday prior to the date of the
2 application for the license and who present a written
3 request, bearing the signature of a parent or guardian, for
4 the issuance of a license. The actual hunting privileges
5 granted to the holder of a junior license shall not be
6 exercised until that person in fact is 12 years of age.
7 (3) Senior resident hunting licenses or, at the option
8 of the applicant, a senior lifetime resident hunting license
9 to residents who have reached or will reach their 65th
10 birthday in the year of the application for the license or in
11 the license year of the application. The commission shall
12 develop, implement and administer a system to provide tags,
13 report cards and applications to those residents who hold a
14 senior lifetime resident hunting license issued under this
15 paragraph. The system shall require the applicant or license
16 holder to pay any approved fee assessed by the issuing agent.
17 (4) Adult resident furtaker licenses to residents who
18 have reached their 17th birthday but have not reached their
19 65th birthday.
20 (5) Junior resident furtaker licenses to residents who
21 have reached or will reach their 12th birthday in the
22 calendar year of application for a license but who have not
23 reached their 17th birthday prior to the date of the
24 application for the license and who present a written
25 request, containing the signature of a parent or guardian,
26 for the issuance of a license. The actual furtaking
27 privileges granted to the holder of a junior license shall
28 not be exercised until that person in fact is 12 years of
29 age.
30 (6) Senior resident furtaker licenses or, at the option
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1 of the applicant, a senior lifetime resident furtaker license
2 to residents who have reached or will reach their 65th
3 birthday in the year of the application for the license or in
4 the license year of the application.
5 (7) (Reserved).
6 (8) Adult nonresident hunting licenses to all
7 nonresidents of 17 years of age or older.
8 (9) Junior nonresident hunting licenses to all
9 nonresidents who have reached or will reach their 12th
10 birthday in the calendar year of application for a license
11 but who have not reached their 17th birthday prior to the
12 date of the application for the license and who present a
13 written request, bearing the signature of a parent or
14 guardian, for the issuance of a license. The actual hunting
15 privileges granted to the holder of a junior license shall
16 not be exercised until that person in fact is 12 years of
17 age.
18 (10) Adult nonresident furtaker licenses to nonresidents
19 of 17 years of age or older.
20 (11) Junior nonresident furtaker licenses to
21 nonresidents who have reached or will reach their 12th
22 birthday in the calendar year of application for a license
23 but who have not reached their 17th birthday prior to the
24 date of the application for the license and who present a
25 written request, containing the signature of a parent or
26 guardian, for the issuance of a license. The actual furtaking
27 privileges granted to the holder of a junior license shall
28 not be exercised until that person in fact is 12 years of
29 age.
30 (12) Seven-day nonresident small game license to
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1 persons eligible to procure a nonresident hunting license.
2 The license shall be valid for a period of seven consecutive
3 days. The holder of the license shall be entitled to hunt
4 for, take or kill crows and small game.
5 (13) Antlerless deer licenses, bear licenses, archery
6 licenses, muzzleloader licenses and any other license
7 required to insure just and proper administration of this
8 title and sound game or wildlife conservation to eligible
9 persons, subject to the regulations, requirements and
10 conditions which the commission shall establish. Any such
11 license shall be made available to residents serving on
12 active duty in the armed forces of the United States or in
13 the United States Coast Guard without regard to quota
14 limitations or application deadlines.
15 (14) Migratory game bird licenses for hunting all
16 migratory game birds to eligible persons, subject to the
17 regulations, requirements and conditions which the commission
18 shall establish. Any such license shall be made available to
19 residents serving on active duty in the armed forces of the
20 United States or in the United States Coast Guard without
21 regard to quota limitations or application deadlines.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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