PRINTER'S NO. 2841
No. 2012 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SONNEY, CAPPELLI, CUTLER, DENLINGER, FLECK, GABIG,
GEIST, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, MENSCH, PYLE, RAPP, ROHRER AND
R. STEVENSON, NOVEMBER 14, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, NOVEMBER 14, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for unlawful devices and methods.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Section 2308(b) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
6 Consolidated Statutes, amended July 3, 2007 (P.L.79, No.26), is
7 amended to read:
8 § 2308. Unlawful devices and methods.
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10 (b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not
11 apply to:
12 (1) (i) Any archery sight or firearm's scope which
13 contains and uses any mechanical, photoelectric,
14 ultraviolet or solar-powered device to solely illuminate
15 the sight or crosshairs within the scope.
16 (ii) Except as otherwise provided under subparagraph
17 (iii), no archery sight or firearm's scope shall contain
1 or use any device, no matter how powered, to project or
2 transmit any light beam, infrared beam, ultraviolet light
3 beam, radio beam, thermal beam, ultrasonic beam, particle
4 beam or other beam outside the sight or scope onto the
5 target.
6 (iii) (A) A flashlight or spotlight may be mounted
7 on a firearm to take furbearers if the sole source of
8 power for the flashlight or spotlight is contained
9 within the flashlight or spotlight or on the person.
10 (B) For the purposes of this subparagraph, a
11 flashlight or spotlight mounted on a firearm shall
12 not include a device that projects a beam of laser
13 light to indicate the intended point of impact for
14 one or more projectiles discharged from the firearm.
15 (2) (i) Any political subdivision, its employees or
16 agents, which has a valid deer control permit issued
17 under section 2902(c) (relating to general categories of
18 permits).
19 (ii) Any licensed hunter in cities of the first
20 class, while hunting on private property and using a bow
21 and arrow or crossbow, using bait to attract deer for
22 removal as provided by commission regulations.
23 (iii) Any licensed hunter in special regulation
24 areas, other than counties of the second class, using
25 bait to attract deer for removal as provided by
26 commission regulations.
27 (3) Any artificial or manufactured turkey blind
28 consisting of all manmade materials of sufficient density to
29 block the detection of movement within the blind from an
30 observer located outside of the blind.
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1 (4) Any natural or manmade nonliving bait used to
2 attract coyotes for hunting or trapping.
3 (5) Any electronic or mechanical device used to attract
4 coyotes for hunting or trapping.
5 (6) Any decoy used in the trapping or hunting of
6 furbearers.
7 (7) Any semiautomatic rimfire rifle, .22 caliber or
8 less, for the taking of coyotes, foxes or woodchucks.
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10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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