PRINTER'S NO. 892
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
813
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, D. COSTA, DEAN, FREEMAN, GOODMAN, JAMES,
KORTZ, NEILSON, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROZZI AND SCHWEYER,
MARCH 10, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 10, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in fishing licenses, providing for Senior Resident
Annual Fishing License reciprocity.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 30 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 2702.2. Senior Resident Annual Fishing License reciprocity.
(a) Permission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, any person who possesses a valid and lawfully issued
Senior Resident Annual Fishing License or permit which has been
issued under the laws of another state, regardless of whether a
reciprocity agreement exists between the Commonwealth and the
state under subsection (b), may fish in any of the waters of
this Commonwealth or in any boundary waters if all of the
following apply:
(1) The state provides a reciprocal privilege for
individuals possessing a Senior Resident Annual Fishing
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License issued under section 2701(b) (relating to resident
fishing licenses).
(2) The Attorney General has determined that the fishing
laws of the state are similar to the fishing laws of this
Commonwealth.
(b) Reciprocity.--The following shall apply:
(1) The Attorney General shall have the power and duty
to enter into reciprocity agreements with other states
providing for the mutual recognition of a Senior Resident
Annual Fishing License issued by the Commonwealth and a
similar license or permit issued by the other state. To carry
out this duty, the Attorney General is authorized to
negotiate reciprocity agreements and grant recognition of a
Senior Resident Annual Fishing License or permit issued by
another state.
(2) The Attorney General shall report to the General
Assembly within 180 days of the effective date of this
paragraph and annually thereafter concerning the agreements
which have been consummated under this subsection.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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