THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY DALEY, D. COSTA, CUTLER, HARHAI, CALTAGIRONE, GEIST, HESS, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MIRABITO, MULLERY, PASHINSKI, PEIFER, PYLE, READSHAW, ROAE, SAINATO, K. SMITH, STABACK, WHITE, HARRIS AND EVERETT, FEBRUARY 23, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, FEBRUARY 23, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for

unlawful acts concerning licenses; and, in special licenses

and permits, further providing for authority to issue

permits, for permit fees and for falconry permits.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 2711 of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 2711.  Unlawful acts concerning licenses.

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(a.1)  Exception.--For the sole purpose of implementing and

enhancing a mentored youth hunting program within this

Commonwealth, the commission may establish regulations exempting

certain limited youth hunting activities from the prohibitions

specified in subsection (a)(1), (3), (5) and (8). Such exemption

shall include a provision limiting a mentored youth

participating in a mentored youth hunting program to the receipt

of not more than one antlerless deer license in each license

year.

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Section 2.  Sections 2901(e), 2904(a)(7) and 2925(a) and (b)

of Title 34 are amended to read:

§ 2901.  Authority to issue permits.

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(e)  Falconry permits.--Notwithstanding the provisions of

subsection (a), falconry permits may be issued only to persons

who are residents of this Commonwealth and [16] 12 years of age

or older.

§ 2904.  Permit fees.

(a)  Annual fees.--The annual fee for permits provided for in

this chapter shall be as follows:

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(7)  Falconry - [$25 for each raptor held] $50.

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§ 2925.  Falconry permits.

(a)  Powers of commission.--The commission may adopt

regulations [consistent with Federal fish and wildlife laws and

regulations concerning the sport of falconry] to define,

implement and provide for the issuance of falconry permits to

eligible persons within this Commonwealth.

(b)  Unlawful acts.--It is unlawful [to practice any of the

actions defined as falconry under this section without a

falconry permit or to violate any regulation of the commission

or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, whose

regulations pertaining to falconry are hereby made a part of

this title] for any person to engage in any falconry activities

without a valid falconry permit or to violate any regulation of

the commission relating to falconry.

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Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.