PRINTER'S NO. 1158
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
997
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY REED, MILLARD, READSHAW, GODSHALL, ENGLISH,
D. COSTA, WARD, SOLOMON, MARSICO, WHEELAND, MASSER, TOOHIL
AND ZIMMERMAN, MARCH 28, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 28, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in protection of property and persons, further
providing for safety zones.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2505(c) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 2505. Safety zones.
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(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "safety
zone" means:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in [paragraph (2)]
paragraphs (2) and (3), the area within 150 yards around and
that area which is below the highest point of any occupied
dwelling house, residence, or other building or camp occupied
by human beings, or any barn, stable, or other building used
in connection therewith or any attached or detached
playground of any school, nursery school or day-care center.
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