PRINTER'S NO. 494
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
522
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, BOSCOLA, SANTARSIERO, DILLON, STEFANO,
BARTOLOTTA, LANGERHOLC, J. WARD, COSTA AND YAW,
MARCH 15, 2023
REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 15, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, providing for
volunteer firefighters; and, in hunting and furtaking
licenses, further providing for resident license and fee
exemptions and for license costs and fees.
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:
§ 2707.3. Volunteer firefighters.
(a) Eligibility.--The commission or a county treasurer shall
issue one annual resident fishing license at a cost of $1 to any
person eligible for the license under section 2701 (relating to
resident fishing licenses) who provides documentation that for
at least the previous 12 months the person has been a volunteer
firefighter in good standing in this Commonwealth.
(b) Regulations.--The commission may promulgate regulations
to implement this section.
Section 2. Section 2706 of Title 34 is amended by adding a
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subsection to read:
§ 2706. Resident license and fee exemptions.
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(i) Volunteer firefighter hunting licenses.--
(1) Volunteer firefighter hunting licenses shall be
issued by the commission, county treasurer or issuing agent
to any person otherwise eligible for a resident hunting
license in this Commonwealth who provides documentation that
for at least the previous 12 months the person was a
volunteer firefighter in good standing in this Commonwealth.
(2) The commission may promulgate regulations to
implement this subsection.
Section 3. Section 2709(a)(2) of Title 34 is amended by
adding a subparagraph to read:
§ 2709. License costs and fees.
(a) License costs.--Any person who qualifies under the
provisions of this chapter shall be issued the applicable
license upon payment of the following costs and the issuing
agent's fee:
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(vii) Volunteer firefighter hunting - $1.
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Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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