SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1573 PRINTER'S NO. 2466
No. 1336 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. STUBAN, ARMSTRONG, RENWICK, DeWEESE,
HASAY, COLE, CALTAGIRONE, WENGER, BITTINGER, STEWART, BELOFF,
SHUMAN, ZITTERMAN, MRS. WISE, MESSRS. SWEET, GRAY AND
LETTERMAN, JUNE 15, 1977
SENATOR MELLOW, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,
DECEMBER 14, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1225, No.316), entitled
2 "An act concerning game and other wild birds and wild
3 animals; and amending, revising, consolidating, and changing
4 the law relating thereto," authorizing the commission to
5 purchase wildlife stamps, shoulder patches, decals and such
6 other similar items, solicit funds to promote the cause of
7 wildlife management, and making editorial changes.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 1401, act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1225, <--
11 No.316), known as "The Game Law," amended June 27, 1973 (P.L.83,
12 No.36), is amended by adding a subsection to read:
13 SECTION 1. SUBSECTION (W) OF SECTION 1401, ACT OF JUNE 3, <--
14 1937 (P.L.1225, NO.316), KNOWN AS "THE GAME LAW," SUBSECTION (W)
15 AMENDED JUNE 13, 1957 (P.L.298, NO.154), IS AMENDED AND A
16 SUBSECTION IS ADDED TO READ:
17 Section 1401. Continuance of Game Fund; Appropriation.--All
18 license fees, fines, permit fees, and other moneys received and
1 collected (a) under the provisions of any law repealed and
2 replaced by this act, and now held in the State Treasury as the
3 Game Fund, or (b) that may be hereafter paid into the State
4 Treasury under the provisions of any act so repealed or
5 replaced, or (c) that may be paid into the State Treasury under
6 the provisions of this act, shall be placed in the separate fund
7 known as "The Game Fund," and shall be held separately and apart
8 solely for the following purposes:
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10 (v) For the purchase of wildlife stamps, shoulder patches, <--
11 decals and such other similar items as the commission shall
12 determine to be used for the purpose of promoting wildlife
13 management. Such materials may be sold by the commission at a
14 fee determined by them or given away free of charge in
15 recognition of promoting the cause of wildlife management;
16 Section 2. Subsection (w) of section 1401 of the act amended
17 June 13, 1957 (P.L.298, No.154), is amended to read:
18 (w) The commission shall have the right to acquire title to
19 or control of lands and buildings by purchase, lease, gift, or
20 otherwise, direct from the owners or persons having legal
21 control thereof, as in this act hereinbefore provided, without
22 submission to or approval by the Department of [Property and
23 Supplies] General Services. The commission shall also have the
24 right to solicit and accept donations from any person, firm,
25 corporation or association, which shall be placed in "The Game
26 Fund," AUDITED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL and used for the purposes <--
27 set forth in this section. The commission may also purchase
28 direct, without prior confirmation of the Department of
29 [Property and Supplies] General Services, all game and game food
30 for its game farms and elsewhere as needed in any amount. The
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1 commission also may, without prior confirmation of the
2 Department of [Property and Supplies] General Services, make
3 direct field purchases of materials, supplies, and equipment for
4 the maintenance and development of its system of refuges,
5 hunting grounds, game farms, game propagation areas, and
6 buildings and repairs thereon, and for other field activities,
7 at the most advantageous prices available, in amounts not to
8 exceed one hundred dollars in a single purchase. In the purchase
9 of all other supplies, equipment, printing and other purchases
10 necessary for the conduct of the work of the commission, such
11 purchases shall be made through the Department of [Property and
12 Supplies] General Services as purchasing agent;
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14 (Z.2) FOR THE PURCHASE OF WILDLIFE STAMPS, SHOULDER PATCHES, <--
15 DECALS AND SUCH OTHER SIMILAR ITEMS AS THE COMMISSION SHALL
16 DETERMINE TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING WILDLIFE
17 MANAGEMENT. SUCH MATERIALS MAY BE SOLD BY THE COMMISSION AT A
18 FEE DETERMINED BY THEM OR GIVEN AWAY FREE OF CHARGE IN
19 RECOGNITION OF PROMOTING THE CAUSE OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.
20 Section 3. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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