PRINTER'S NO. 153
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
138
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, LANGERHOLC, PHILLIPS-HILL, STEFANO AND
COSTA, JANUARY 30, 2023
REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, JANUARY 30, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in fishing licenses, further providing for disabled
veterans and former prisoners of war; and making an editorial
change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2707 heading and (c) of Title 30 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the section
is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 2707. Disabled veterans [and], former prisoners of war and
first responders.
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(a.2) General rule for disabled first responders.--
(1) A disabled first responder who is a resident of this
Commonwealth, who has a disability incurred in the line of
duty that prevents the individual from engaging in
substantial, gainful employment and who meets the
qualifications of section 2701 shall be issued a free
resident fishing license upon application to the commission
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or a county treasurer. An application submitted by a disabled
first responder shall, in addition to any information
required under section 2701, contain a statement that the
applicant is a 100% disabled first responder and that the
qualifying disability was incurred in the line of duty and
prevents the individual from engaging in substantial, gainful
employment. The issuing agent or the commission may require
the production of a disability determination from a physician
licensed in this Commonwealth.
(2) As used in this subsection, the term "first
responder" means an individual who serves as a member of a
police department, fire department or rescue agency in this
Commonwealth.
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(c) Home rule and optional plan counties.--In a county where
there is no county treasurer by virtue of a home rule charter or
optional plan of government, the county official who performs
the functions of a county treasurer and who has been designated
an issuing agent by the commission shall issue free and reduced
fee resident fishing licenses to disabled veterans [and],
reduced fee resident fishing licenses to former prisoners of war
and free resident fishing licenses to disabled first responders
under this section.
Section 2. Section 2907.2(c) of Title 30 is amended to read:
§ 2907.2. Lake Erie fishing permits.
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(c) Exemptions.--Persons entitled to free fishing licenses
under section 2707 (relating to disabled veterans, former
prisoners of war and first responders) and persons exempt from
fishing license requirements under Chapter 27 (relating to
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fishing licenses) are exempt from the requirements of this
section. Holders of Senior Resident Lifetime Fishing Licenses
issued under section 2701 (relating to resident fishing
licenses) shall meet the requirements of this section by
purchasing one annual special permit which shall be valid for
the licensee's lifetime.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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