THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY STABACK, SIPTROTH, BOBACK, BOYD, CARROLL, CAUSER, COHEN, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALLY, EVERETT, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GERGELY, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, GROVE, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHART, HESS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, W. KELLER, KORTZ, KULA, LEVDANSKY, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, McCALL, MIRABITO, MOUL, MUNDY, MURPHY, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SOLOBAY, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WANSACZ, WATERS, YOUNGBLOOD, WHITE AND K. SMITH, DECEMBER 14, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, DECEMBER 14, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further

providing for resident license and fee exemptions.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 2706(e), (f) and (g) of Title 34 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

§ 2706.  Resident license and fee exemptions.

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(e)  Military personnel hunting licenses.--Resident military

personnel hunting licenses shall be issued by the commission

[or], county treasurer or issuing agent to persons who satisfy

all of the following requirements:

(1)  Are residents of this Commonwealth.

(2)  Are on active and full-time duty in the United

States Armed Forces.

(3)  Are assigned to a facility outside this

Commonwealth.

(4)  Are on temporary leave in this Commonwealth.

Such persons shall comply with the regulations of the

commission.

(f)  Pennsylvania National Guard hunting licenses.--

(1)  Pennsylvania National Guard hunting licenses shall

be issued by the commission [or], county treasurer or issuing

agent to any person otherwise eligible for a resident hunting

license in this Commonwealth who provides documentation that

within the previous 24 months the person was deployed

overseas as a member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard

or Air National Guard on active Federal service for a period

of 180 consecutive days or more or was released early from

such service because of an injury or disease incurred in the

line of duty. Only one Pennsylvania National Guard hunting

license under this subsection may be issued for each

qualifying deployment of a person applying for the license.

(2)  The commission may promulgate regulations to

implement this subsection.

(g)  Reserve component of armed forces hunting licenses.--

(1)  Reserve component of the armed forces hunting

licenses shall be issued by the commission [or], county

treasurer or issuing agent to any person otherwise eligible

for a resident hunting license in this Commonwealth who

provides documentation that within the previous 24 months the

person was deployed overseas as a member of the reserve

component of the armed forces pursuant to 51 Pa.C.S. § 7301 

(relating to definitions) for a period of 180 consecutive

days or more or was released early from service because of an

injury or disease incurred in the line of duty. Only one

hunting license under this subsection may be issued for each

qualifying deployment of a person applying for the license.

(2)  The commission may promulgate regulations to

implement this subsection.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.