PRINTER'S NO. 765
No. 659 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY STABACK, GOODMAN, SOLOBAY, BELARDI, BELFANTI,
CAPPELLI, COY, DeLUCA, FAIRCHILD, GEIST, GODSHALL, GRUCELA,
HALUSKA, HANNA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, JAMES, LAUGHLIN,
LEVDANSKY, McGEEHAN, S. MILLER, MUNDY, PALLONE, PHILLIPS,
READSHAW, ROBERTS, SHANER, STERN, R. STEVENSON, T. STEVENSON,
SURRA, TIGUE, WALKO, WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, WILT AND
YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 4, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 4, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for lawful cooperation or
3 assistance by unlicensed persons.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Sections 2301(b) and 2701 of Title 34 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
8 § 2301. Prima facie evidence of hunting.
9 * * *
10 (b) Lawful cooperation or assistance.--Notwithstanding any
11 other provision of this title to the contrary, any person who
12 has lawfully taken the bag or season limit for a particular
13 species of game or wildlife or any person who meets the
14 requirements of section 2701(c) (relating to license
15 requirements) may aid, assist, abet or cooperate in any manner
16 specified by this title or commission regulations with another
1 person who is engaged in any lawful activity permitted by this
2 title or the regulations of the commission.
3 § 2701. License requirements.
4 (a) General rule.--Except in defense of person or property
5 or pursuant to exemptions authorized in this title, every
6 person, prior to engaging in any of the privileges granted by
7 this title, shall first obtain the applicable license subject to
8 any conditions or other requirements imposed by this title.
9 (b) Only one license valid.--Only one full-term or distinct
10 hunting license and furtaking license shall be valid during any
11 full-term license year. The issuance of any replacement license
12 or the purchase of a second or subsequent license of any class
13 shall immediately and automatically invalidate any license of
14 the same kind which had been previously issued.
15 (c) Exception.--Any person may participate in the hunting
16 and trapping activities authorized under this title or
17 commission regulations without compliance with this section or
18 section 2704 (relating to eligibility for license) if that
19 person satisfies all of the following requirements:
20 (1) The person who participates in the hunting and
21 trapping activities must be accompanied by another person 18
22 years of age or older who is licensed as provided in this
23 title.
24 (2) The unlicensed person may not possess, convey or use
25 any firearm, bow or any other device that may be used to
26 harvest game.
27 (3) The unlicensed person must be in compliance with
28 section 2524 (relating to protective material required) and
29 with any regulations promulgated by the commission related to
30 protective material.
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1 (4) The unlicensed person who participates in any
2 hunting party for deer, bear or elk shall be listed on any
3 roster when required and shall count as a member of the
4 hunting party for purposes of section 2324 (relating to
5 roster of parties hunting big game). For the purposes of
6 hunting small game, the unlicensed person shall be counted as
7 a member of the party.
8 (5) When accompanying unlicensed junior hunters, adult
9 hunters shall comply with section 2711(a)(8) (relating to
10 unlawful acts concerning licenses) and shall abide by
11 commission regulations pertaining to accompanying junior
12 hunters.
13 (6) For the purposes of this section, at no time shall a
14 licensed hunter accompany more than one unlicensed hunter.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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