THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY AUMENT, BEAR, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DENLINGER, EVANKOVICH, EVERETT, GILLESPIE, HALUSKA AND YOUNGBLOOD, JANUARY 18, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JANUARY 18, 2012  

AN ACT

Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for regulated hunting grounds

permits.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 2928(a), (f), (g) and (h) of Title 34 of

the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

§ 2928.  Regulated hunting grounds permits.

(a)  Eligibility.--Regulated hunting grounds require a

minimum of 100 acres of land, or land and water combined, on

which the permittee must release one of the following species of

domestically produced game birds: namely, ringneck pheasants,

bobwhite quail or mallard ducks. Any of the listed species and

chukar partridges may be released only if they are listed on the

permit application and propagated by the permittee or received

from a legal source.[At least 100 of each species listed on the

permit shall be released.]

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(f)  Tagging killed birds.--[Before] Except for chukar

partridges, before any released bird killed under the provisions

of a regulated hunting grounds permit is consumed on the

premises or removed from the premises, the permittee shall

attach a tag to one leg of each bird killed. The tags shall be

numbered consecutively and supplied by the commission at

reasonable cost and shall contain such information as the

commission may require. [No game bird killed on a regulated

hunting ground shall have the right foot removed until a

regulated hunting ground tag for the current season is attached

to the bird.] The tags shall remain attached to the individual

birds until prepared for consumption and shall not be used more

than once.

(g)  Dog training and trials.--Dogs may be trained or field

trials may be held at any time of the year upon the premises

covered by a regulated hunting grounds permit, and retriever

trials may be conducted thereon. All game birds killed shall be

included in the reported kill. Except during the open season for

shooting, no game birds or chukar partridges shall be killed

while training dogs or conducting field trials on commercial

regulated hunting grounds. The special permit required in this

title shall first be obtained to conduct a retriever trial

thereon at any other period.

(h)  Unlawful acts.--It is unlawful to:

(1)  Remove from or consume on the premises covered by a

regulated hunting grounds permit pheasants, bobwhite quail or

mallard ducks killed in accordance with the provisions of

this section which have not been tagged as required by this

section.

(2)  Violate any of the provisions of this chapter

regarding marking and tagging of birds.

(3)  Use any methods to hunt for, chase or kill birds on

a regulated hunting ground which are not specifically

permitted by this title.

(4)  Trap any game bird or have any trap set that is

capable of taking a game bird alive on any regulated hunting

grounds unless authorized by this title.

[(5)  Hunt for or take any game on a three-day hunting

license other than permitted by subsection (d).]

(6)  Violate any of the other provisions of this section.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.