PRINTER'S NO. 325
No. 323 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY O'CONNELL, PECORA, CORMAN, HELFRICK, MELLOW AND
MANBECK, FEBRUARY 10, 1981
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
FEBRUARY 10, 1981
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 designation of issuing agents.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 305, act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1225,
9 No.316), known as "The Game Law," amended December 10, 1970
10 (P.L.896, No.282), is amended to read:
11 Section 305. License Issuance Supervision.--The issuance of
12 all hunting licenses shall be under the direct supervision of
13 the commission, which shall designate the several county
14 treasurers and such other issuing agents throughout the
15 Commonwealth or otherwise as it may find essential to control
16 the lawful issuance thereof. The commission shall, upon
17 application, designate as issuing agent any retail establishment
18 whose sales of hunting equipment and accessories, and fishing
1 equipment and accessories comprise one-half or more of gross
2 sales and shall continue to designate as issuing agents those
3 persons who have sold licenses for ten years or more and have
4 issued not less than one hundred fifty licenses each year. The
5 commission may recall the appointment of any county treasurer or
6 other agent at any time, with or without cause, and shall recall
7 the appointment of any county treasurer or other agent either
8 upon receipt of evidence that such county treasurer or other
9 agent has not complied with the requirements of this act, or has
10 been careless or negligent in the issuance of licenses.
11 It is unlawful for any issuing agent, or any of his employes
12 or representatives, or the commission or its employes, to issue
13 any license to hunt to any applicant, or for any justice of the
14 peace, magistrate, notary public, or other agent authorized to
15 receive applications, to accept an application for such a
16 license from any applicant, who has not established satisfactory
17 identification as hereinbefore required, or to any person
18 physically or mentally [unfitted] unfit to carry or use
19 firearms, or who has been denied the right to secure a license
20 in any manner hereinafter specified by revocation.
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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