PRINTER'S NO. 966
No. 887 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS, FEE, FAIRCHILD, GORDNER, TIGUE, STAIRS,
SCHEETZ, BELFANTI, MILLER, DeWEESE, ALLEN, COLAIZZO,
GODSHALL, SURRA, TRELLO, B. SMITH AND CLARK, MARCH 24, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 24, 1993
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for the qualifications for and
3 the issuance of junior hunting or furtaker licenses.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Sections 2704(a), 2705 and 2711(a)(6) of Title 34
7 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
8 § 2704. Eligibility for license.
9 (a) General rule.--Persons meeting the requirements of this
10 title who [are 12 years of age or] have reached or will reach
11 their 12th birthday in the calendar year of application or who
12 are older, whose hunting and furtaking privileges are valid and
13 who shall meet the application requirements set forth in this
14 title and pay the prescribed license cost and issuance fee shall
15 be eligible to obtain the applicable hunting or furtaking
16 license.
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18 § 2705. Classes of licenses.
1 Unless otherwise provided, any person wishing to exercise any
2 of the privileges granted by this title shall first secure the
3 applicable resident or nonresident hunting or furtaker license
4 as follows:
5 (1) Adult resident hunting licenses to residents who
6 have reached their 17th birthday but have not reached their
7 65th birthday.
8 (2) Junior resident hunting licenses to residents who
9 have reached or will reach their 12th birthday in the
10 calendar year of application for a license but who have not
11 reached their 17th birthday prior to the date of the
12 application for the license and who present a written
13 request, bearing the signature of a parent or guardian, for
14 the issuance of a license. The actual hunting privileges
15 granted to the holder of a junior license shall not be
16 exercised until that person in fact is 12 years of age.
17 (3) Senior resident hunting licenses or, at the option
18 of the applicant, a senior lifetime resident hunting license
19 to residents who have reached or will reach their 65th
20 birthday in the year of the application for the license. The
21 commission shall develop, implement and administer a system
22 to provide tags, report cards and applications to those
23 residents who hold a senior lifetime resident hunting license
24 issued under this paragraph. The system shall require the
25 applicant or license holder to pay any approved fee assessed
26 by the issuing agent.
27 (4) Adult resident furtaker licenses to residents who
28 have reached their 17th birthday but have not reached their
29 65th birthday.
30 (5) Junior resident furtaker licenses to residents who
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1 have reached or will reach their 12th birthday in the
2 calendar year of application for a license but who have not
3 reached their 17th birthday prior to the date of the
4 application for the license and who present a written
5 request, containing the signature of a parent or guardian,
6 for the issuance of a license. The actual furtaking
7 privileges granted to the holder of a junior license shall
8 not be exercised until that person in fact is 12 years of
9 age.
10 (6) Senior resident furtaker licenses or, at the option
11 of the applicant, a senior lifetime resident furtaker license
12 to residents who have reached or will reach their 65th
13 birthday in the year of the application for the license.
14 (7) (Reserved).
15 (8) Adult nonresident hunting licenses to all
16 nonresidents of 17 years of age or older.
17 (9) Junior nonresident hunting licenses to all
18 nonresidents who have reached or will reach their 12th
19 birthday in the calendar year of application for a license
20 but who have not reached their 17th birthday prior to the
21 date of the application for the license and who present a
22 written request, bearing the signature of a parent or
23 guardian, for the issuance of a license. The actual hunting
24 privileges granted to the holder of a junior license shall
25 not be exercised until that person in fact is 12 years of
26 age.
27 (10) Adult nonresident furtaker licenses to nonresidents
28 of 17 years of age or older.
29 (11) Junior nonresident furtaker licenses to
30 nonresidents who have reached or will reach their 12th
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1 birthday in the calendar year of application for a license
2 but who have not reached their 17th birthday prior to the
3 date of the application for the license and who present a
4 written request, containing the signature of a parent or
5 guardian, for the issuance of a license. The actual furtaking
6 privileges granted to the holder of a junior license shall
7 not be exercised until that person in fact is 12 years of
8 age.
9 (12) Seven-day nonresident small game license to
10 persons eligible to procure a nonresident hunting license.
11 The license shall be valid for a period of seven consecutive
12 days. The holder of the license shall be entitled to hunt
13 for, take or kill crows and small game.
14 (13) Antlerless deer licenses, bear licenses, archery
15 licenses, muzzleloader licenses and any other license
16 required to insure just and proper administration of this
17 title and sound game or wildlife conservation to eligible
18 persons, subject to the regulations, requirements and
19 conditions which the commission shall establish. Any such
20 license shall be made available to residents serving on
21 active duty in the armed forces of the United States or in
22 the United States Coast Guard without regard to quota
23 limitations or application deadlines.
24 § 2711. Unlawful acts concerning licenses.
25 (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this
26 title, it is unlawful for any person to:
27 * * *
28 (6) [Receive] Except as provided under section 2705
29 (relating to classes of licenses), receive a hunting or
30 furtaking license under any circumstances if under 12 years
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1 of age.
2 * * *
3 Section 2. This act shall apply to the license year
4 beginning July 1, 1993, and to each license year thereafter.
5 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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