PRINTER'S NO. 732

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 655 Session of 1983


        INTRODUCED BY NOYE, LETTERMAN, GEIST, COY, MADIGAN, MANMILLER,
           BELARDI, PRATT, MERRY, LAUGHLIN, KLINGAMAN, BOYES, CIMINI,
           GODSHALL, PETRARCA, BOWSER, ALDERETTE, BURD, SEMMEL AND
           TELEK, APRIL 6, 1983

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, APRIL 6, 1983

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
     2     act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
     3     and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
     4     taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
     5     collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
     6     for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
     7     imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
     8     employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
     9     and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
    10     penalties," excluding from taxation the sale or use of
    11     certain game birds raised by farmers and feed used in raising
    12     such birds.

    13     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    14  hereby enacts as follows:
    15     Section 1.  Section 204 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
    16  No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, is amended by
    17  adding clauses to read:
    18     Section 204.  Exclusions from Tax.--The tax imposed by
    19  section 202 shall not be imposed upon
    20     * * *
    21     (44)  The sale at retail or use of game birds which are
    22  raised by farmers whether sold for propagation, field trials,

     1  training purposes, or public and paid shooting grounds.
     2     (45)  The sale at retail or use of feed to be used by
     3  sportsmen's clubs in the raising of game birds for hunting by
     4  the public.
     5     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

















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