SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 3117, 3525 PRINTER'S NO. 3707
No. 2378 Session of 1982
INTRODUCED BY W. W. FOSTER, LETTERMAN, NOYE, PETRARCA, BITTLE,
PETERSON, FARGO, DeWEESE, TIGUE, STEIGHNER, PHILLIPS,
SEVENTY, GRABOWSKI, COWELL, PENDLETON, GAMBLE, OLASZ, TRELLO,
PISTELLA, COHEN, MRKONIC, KOLTER, HORGOS, CALTAGIRONE,
PETRONE, CLARK, DUFFY, B. SMITH, SPENCER, MERRY, BOYES, PUNT
AND CUNNINGHAM, MARCH 30, 1982
SENATOR WILT, GAME AND FISHERIES, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,
NOVEMBER 15, 1982
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," further providing for the <--
5 operation of vehicles with flashing or rotating red lights
6 and audible warning devices and for unlawful acts. PROVIDING <--
7 FOR COMMISSION RECORDS.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Sections 729.1 and 730, act of June 3, 1937 <--
11 (P.L.1225, No.316), known as "The Game Law," amended or added
12 June 11, 1976 (P.L.157, No.77), are amended to read:
13 Section 729.1. Flashing or Rotating Red Light or Lights and
14 Audible Warning Device.--Notwithstanding any provision of any
15 other law to the contrary, active full-time salaried
16 Pennsylvania Game Protectors shall be authorized to operate or
17 move any [official] vehicle [owned by the Commonwealth which is
1 identified or marked as such by appropriate lettering, decal, or
2 both, as approved by the commission,] upon any street or highway
3 within the Commonwealth, with a flashing or rotating red light
4 or lights attached to such vehicle in a temporary or permanent
5 fashion [which is visible in any direction] and an audible
6 warning device. Pennsylvania Deputy Game Protectors shall be
7 authorized to operate or move any vehicle upon any street or
8 highway within the Commonwealth, with a flashing or rotating red
9 light or lights temporarily attached to the vehicle when
10 performing duties within the scope of their authority. The
11 commission shall prescribe the type of flashing or rotating red
12 light or lights to be used and the manner of attachment to the
13 vehicle.
14 Section 730. Vehicles Required to Stop Upon Signal.--It
15 shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle to fail
16 or refuse to stop any such vehicle or conveyance of any kind,
17 being operated anywhere within this Commonwealth, upon request
18 or signal of any active full-time salaried Game Protector using
19 a flashing or rotating red light or lights or an audible warning
20 device or Deputy Game Protector using a flashing or rotating red
21 light or lights as defined in section 729.1 of this act, or upon
22 request or hand signal of any officer whose duty it is to
23 enforce the game laws, when such officer in every instance is in
24 uniform and shall display his badge or other insignia of
25 identification, for the purpose of inspecting or searching said
26 vehicle or conveyance, its passengers or contents, for the
27 unlawful possession, concealment, or transportation of any wild
28 bird or wild animal or parts thereof, or for the purpose of
29 inspecting or searching said vehicle or conveyance, its
30 passengers or contents, for any other violation of the act, or
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1 to in any manner interfere with any such officer while making
2 such inspection.
3 It is unlawful for any person to turn off any or all lights
4 on a vehicle or conveyance, being operated anywhere within this
5 Commonwealth, for the purpose of avoiding identification or
6 arrest, upon request or signal to stop as required in this
7 section.
8 Section 2. Subsection (c) of section 4571 of Title 75, act
9 of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the
10 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, is repealed.
11 SECTION 1. THE ACT OF JUNE 3, 1937 (P.L.1225, NO.316), KNOWN <--
12 AS "THE GAME LAW," IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:
13 SECTION 309.2. COMMISSION RECORDS.--ANY RECORDS MAINTAINED
14 BY THE COMMISSION OR ANY ISSUING AGENT OR OTHER AGENT OF THE
15 COMMISSION THAT CONTAIN OR INCLUDE THE HOME ADDRESS OF ANY
16 INDIVIDUALS OR ANY OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUALS
17 SUCH AS HEIGHT, WEIGHT, COLOR OF HAIR AND COLOR OF EYES,
18 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO HUNTING LICENSES AND APPLICATIONS
19 THEREFOR, "GAME NEWS" SUBSCRIBER LISTS, AND PERMITS AND
20 APPLICATIONS THEREFOR, ARE NOT PUBLIC RECORDS AS DEFINED IN
21 SECTION 1 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 21, 1957 (P.L.390, NO.212),
22 REFERRED TO AS THE RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW.
23 SECTION 2. SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT SHALL BE RETROACTIVE TO
24 JULY 1, 1982.
25 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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