PRINTER'S NO. 2375
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1764
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, HICKERNELL, JAMES, PICKETT, MILLARD,
ROZZI, TOEPEL, HELM, CAUSER, WARD, B. MILLER, ZIMMERMAN,
D. COSTA, DeLUCA, WHEELAND, SNYDER, GILLEN, WENTLING AND
BOBACK, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in special licenses and permits, providing for
permit exemptions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 34 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 2902.1. Permit exemptions.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title, the holder of a permit-exempt license may not be
required to obtain a permit to hunt a species that the holder of
the permit-exempt license was allowed to hunt without a permit
prior to July 1, 2017.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Permit-exempt license." Any of the following:
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(1) A senior lifetime resident hunting license.
(2) A senior lifetime resident combination hunting and
furtaker license.
Section 2. The addition of 34 Pa.C.S. § 2902.1 shall apply
retroactively to July 1, 2017.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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