Act of Jun. 22, 2012,P.L. 640, No. 66 Cl. 30 - FISH AND BOAT CODE (30 PA.C.S.) - FORM AND EXPIRATION OF LICENSES, LICENSE AND PERMIT PACKAGING OPTIONS AND EXPIRATION OF LICENSES AND PERMITS
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FISH AND BOAT CODE (30 PA.C.S.) - FORM AND EXPIRATION OF LICENSES, LICENSE AND PERMIT PACKAGING OPTIONS AND EXPIRATION OF LICENSES AND PERMITS
Act of Jun. 22, 2012,
P.L. 640,
No. 66
Cl. 30
Session of 2012
No. 2012-66
SB 1049
AN ACT
Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, further providing for form and expiration of licenses; providing for license and permit packaging options; and further providing for expiration of licenses and permits.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1.
Section 2710 of Title 30 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 2710.
Form and expiration of licenses.
All licenses shall be issued on forms prepared and supplied by the commission and paid for from the Fish Fund. The license shall show the name, age and residence of the licensee and the date of issue. It shall also contain the signature of the licensee, written in ink, and shall authorize the licensee to fish in any waters of this Commonwealth or in any boundary waters subject to the restrictions and requirements of this title and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The license may contain such other information as the commission may require. [A]
Except as otherwise provided in this title, a
license shall expire on December 31 of the year [in]
for
which it is issued. There may be issued with each license a license button or other device bearing the license number.
Section 2.
Title 30 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 2717.
License and permit packaging options.
(a)
Multi-year licenses and permits.--The commission may issue a license or permit that covers multiple years, provided that the fee for the multi-year license or permit shall not exceed the total fees for the applicable individual license or permit years set forth in section 2715 (relating to license, permit and issuing agent fees). A multi-year license or permit shall expire on December 31 of the last year for which it was issued.
(b)
Group licenses and permits.--The commission may issue a license or permit that covers a group of individuals who meet the criteria established by the commission, provided that the fee for the group license or permit shall not exceed the total fees for the applicable individual licenses or permits set forth in section 2715.
(c)
Promotional discounts.--The commission may issue a license or permit for a fee that is less than the applicable fee set forth in section 2715 for marketing and promotional purposes in accordance with the guidelines established by the commission.
(d)
Regulations.--The commission may promulgate regulations to implement this section.
(e)
Penalties.--Any person violating the regulations promulgated under this section commits a summary offense of the third degree.
Section 3.
Section 2907 of Title 30 is amended to read:
§ 2907.
Expiration of licenses and permits.
[All]
Except as otherwise provided in
this title
, all
licenses and permits authorized by this chapter shall expire on December 31 of the year for which they are issued.
Section 4.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
APPROVED--The 22nd day of June, A.D. 2012.
TOM CORBETT