PRINTER'S NO. 2650
No. 2003 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, FREEMAN, GOODMAN, HORSEY, JAMES, LEVDANSKY,
STABACK, STERN, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for powers and duties of
3 waterways conservation officers.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 901(a)(12) of Title 30 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 901. Powers and duties of waterways conservation officers and
9 deputies.
10 (a) Waterways conservation officers.--Every waterways
11 conservation officer shall have the power and duty to:
12 * * *
13 (12) When [acting within the scope of their employment]
14 in the performance of duty, to pursue, apprehend or arrest
15 any individual suspected of violating any provision of Title
16 18 (relating to crimes and offenses) or 75 (relating to
17 vehicles) or any other offense classified as a misdemeanor or
18 felony. They shall also have the power to serve and execute
1 warrants issued by the proper authorities for offenses
2 referred to in this paragraph and to serve subpoenas issued
3 for examination. All powers as provided for in this paragraph
4 will be limited by such administrative procedure as the
5 executive director, with the approval of the commission,
6 shall prescribe.
7 * * *
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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