PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1029 PRINTER'S NO. 1570
No. 880 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, FONTANA, FUMO, BOSCOLA, COSTA, ERICKSON,
FOLMER, GORDNER, LAVALLE, LOGAN, MUSTO, O'PAKE, ORIE,
RAFFERTY, REGOLA, ROBBINS, STOUT, TARTAGLIONE, WAUGH AND
WONDERLING, MAY 18, 2007
SENATOR MCILHINNEY, GAME AND FISHERIES, AS AMENDED,
NOVEMBER 20, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, providing for vouchers for licenses and permits.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Title 30 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
6 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
7 § 2716. Vouchers for licenses and permits.
8 (a) General rule.--The commission may make available, at its
9 offices and through its issuing agents, vouchers for licenses
10 and permits that may be purchased on behalf of a third party.
11 The voucher shall be in the format prescribed by the commission
12 and shall contain the following information:
13 (1) A voucher number.
14 (2) The identifying number of the issuing agent.
15 (3) The type of license or permit for which the voucher
16 may be redeemed.
1 (4) The date of issuance.
2 (5) The date of expiration.
3 (b) Fees.--A person purchasing a voucher shall pay the fees
4 for the type of license or permit being purchased and the
5 issuing agent fee as provided in section 2715 (relating to
6 license, permit and issuing agent fees) unless otherwise exempt
7 from such fees under this title.
8 (c) Redemption.--
9 (1) The voucher shall only be redeemed for the type of
10 license or permit indicated on the voucher and for which the
11 applicable fees have been paid by the purchaser of the
12 voucher.
13 (2) A voucher must be redeemed prior to its expiration
14 date. No issuing agent fee shall be charged at the time of
15 redemption.
16 (3) A voucher shall be redeemed by any issuing agent
17 regardless of where the voucher was purchased.
18 (4) At the time of redemption, the bearer of a voucher
19 shall establish that he meets the eligibility requirements
20 for the type of license indicated on the voucher and the
21 issuing agent that redeems the voucher shall secure positive
22 proof of identification, residency and age from the bearer.
23 (d) Restrictions.--
24 (1) The bearer of a voucher is subject to all
25 restrictions relating to the issuance, denial or revocation
26 of a license or permit provided in this title or any other
27 title, law or regulation.
28 (2) A voucher does not constitute a fishing license or
29 permit, and it is unlawful to use a voucher in lieu of a
30 fishing license or permit.
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1 (e) Regulations.--The commission may promulgate regulations
2 to implement this section.
3 (f) Penalties.--Any person violating this section commits a
4 summary offense of the first degree. Any person committing a
5 second or subsequent violation of this section in a 12-month
6 period commits a misdemeanor of the second degree. Any person
7 violating the regulations promulgated under this section commits
8 a summary offense of the second degree.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days <--
10 IMMEDIATELY. <--
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