PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 812
PRINTER'S NO. 2458
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
698
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MARSHALL, BARRAR, CAUSER, EVERETT, FARINA,
GINGRICH, HARHART, MALONEY, MILLARD, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO,
ORTITAY, RAPP, READSHAW, GILLEN, M. K. KELLER, GABLER,
GIBBONS, ENGLISH, JOZWIAK, ZIMMERMAN AND DAVIS, MARCH 3, 2015
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
OCTOBER 27, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for
unlawful devices and methods; and, in special licenses and
permits, further providing for disabled person permits
PERMITS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2308(a)(7) of Title 34 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 2308. Unlawful devices and methods.
(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this
title, it is unlawful for any person to hunt or aid, abet,
assist or conspire to hunt any game or wildlife through the use
of:
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(7) A vehicle or conveyance of any kind or its
attachment propelled by other than manpower. Nothing in this
subsection shall pertain to any of the following:
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(i) A motorboat or sailboat if the motor has been
completely shut off or sail furled, and the progress
thereof has ceased.
(ii) A motorized wheelchair if the person has been
issued a permit to hunt under section 2923(a.1) (relating
to disabled person permits).
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Section 2. Section 2923 of Title 34 is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
§ 2923. Disabled person permits.
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(a.1) Use of motorized wheelchair.--
(1) Unless further restricted by commission regulation,
a lifetime permit to hunt from a motorized wheelchair outside
of a vehicle may be issued to a person with permanent
disabilities who qualified for a hunting license under
Chapter 27 or who possesses a junior resident license under
section 2705(2) and who has a permanent or irreversible
physical disability and is unable to ambulate and requires a
wheelchair . , WALKER, ONE LEG BRACE OR EXTERNAL PROSTHESIS
ABOVE THE KNEE, TWO LEG BRACES OR EXTERNAL PROSTHESES BELOW
THE KNEES, TWO CRUTCHES OR TWO CANES FOR MOBILITY.
(2) Permittees shall carry the permit upon their person
while hunting. Any person named on this permit may hunt while
using a motorized wheelchair and may use the motorized
wheelchair to flush or locate game. The firearm may be loaded
while the motorized wheelchair is in motion.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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