PRINTER'S NO. 495
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
456
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY M. K. KELLER, PEIFER, V. BROWN, CAUSER, COHEN,
D. COSTA, DeLUCA, GABLER, GILLEN, A. HARRIS, KAUFFMAN, KORTZ,
MAJOR, MILLARD, MULLERY, MURT, PICKETT, SANKEY, SIMMONS,
SONNEY, TALLMAN AND VEREB, FEBRUARY 11, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, FEBRUARY 11, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further
providing for resident license and fee exemptions for
disabled veterans and senior citizens.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2706(b)(1), (1.1), (2) and (3) of Title
34 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 2706. Resident license and fee exemptions.
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(b) Disabled veterans.--
(1) Any resident disabled veteran who has a disability
incurred in any war or armed conflict which consists of the
loss of one or more limbs, or the loss of the use of one or
more limbs, or [who is 100% disabled as certified by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs] whose physical
disability is considered 40% or greater , and who meets all
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other qualifications of this title and is otherwise mentally
and physically fit, shall be issued a free regular hunting or
furtaking license upon application to the commission or a
county treasurer. The disabled veteran shall be entitled to
archery and muzzleloader privileges, without the payment of
the license cost, if the person is domiciled in this
Commonwealth.
[(1.1) Any disabled veteran who has a disability
incurred in any war or armed conflict and possesses a
disability rating between 60% and 99% as certified by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who meets
all other qualifications of this act and is otherwise
mentally and physically fit shall be issued a resident
hunting or furtaking license at the cost of $1 upon
application to the commission or a county treasurer.]
(2) The application for the issuance of a license under
paragraph (1) [or (1.1)] shall, in addition to the other
information required by the commission, contain a statement
that the applicant is a war or armed conflict veteran and
that the qualifying disability was service incurred.
(3) [The issuing agent or the commission may require the
production of the discharge papers of the applicant.] The
applicant shall produce the applicant's discharge papers and
a Department of Military and Veterans Affairs disability
certification to the effect that the applicant suffers 40%
or greater physical disability.
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(h) Senior citizens.--A senior citizen who holds any of the
following shall be entitled to archery and muzzleloader
privileges without the payment of the license cost:
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(1) A senior resident hunting license or a senior
lifetime resident hunting license.
(2) A senior resident combination hunting and furtaking
license or a senior lifetime resident combination hunting and
furtaking license.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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