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Statute References

2013-2014 Legislation Amending Title 34

These bills amend Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. To view a list of all statutes that amend this act, visit the Chronological History.

# of House Bills: 51

# of Senate Bills: 20

Bill	Sponsor	Memo
House Bill 98	Rep. GODSHALL	Game Commission-Owned Land Access (Former HB 296)
House Bill 126	Rep. MALONEY	Amending the Pennsylvania Game Code to increase the availability of certified hunter education courses in our public schools.
House Bill 155	Rep. HAGGERTY	Co-sponsor: legislation to shorten the terms of PGC's Board of Commissioners
House Bill 288	Rep. KULA	Blood Alcohol Content Lowered to .08 for Hunting(Former HB 860)
House Bill 295	Rep. AUMENT	Reintroduction of Legislation - Regulated Hunting Grounds Permits - Former House Bill 2130 ~ 2011-2012 Legislative Session
House Bill 353	Rep. REED	Proposed Legislation - Safety Zones for Waterways Trapping
House Bill 398	Rep. M. K. KELLER	Title 34 (Game) Resident License and Fee Exemptions (Former HB925)
House Bill 451	Rep. PYLE	Leashed Blood Tracking Dogs
House Bill 575	Rep. HALUSKA	Amends Title 34 (Game) Banning personal ownership of exotic animals as pets in PA
House Bill 576	Rep. HALUSKA	Increase the penalty for the illegal setting of a body gripping traps (Former HB721)
House Bill 577	Rep. HALUSKA	Legislation Regarding Elk Hunting Licenses (Former HB 1899)
House Bill 678	Rep. HALUSKA	Co-sponsorship - Game Commission Timber Harvest (Former HB 513)
House Bill 679	Rep. HALUSKA	Amend Section 2308 of Title 34 (Game & Wildlife Code) to Specifically Allow the Use of Corn as Bait ( Former 679)
House Bill 680	Rep. HALUSKA	Amending Title 34 (Game) to significantly change the way hunters apply for and get antlerless deer licenses.
House Bill 723	Rep. BAKER	Amending the definition of “Wild animal” under Title 34 Pa. C.S. (Game & Wildlife Code)
House Bill 828	Rep. CAUSER	Terms of PGC Commissioners
House Bill 870	Rep. KULA	Excluding public lands from the Deer Management Assistance Program
House Bill 891	Rep. PEIFER	Remote Electronic Trap Checking
House Bill 1079	Rep. MOUL	Amending Title 30 and Title 34 prior HB 1497 and 1498
House Bill 1088	Rep. HARKINS	Legislation providing for hunting tags at no cost to 100% disabled veterans
House Bill 1089	Rep. HANNA	Co-Sponsor- Amending Title 34 Game
House Bill 1092	Rep. HANNA	Co-Sponsorship- Establishes the Elk Damage Fund
House Bill 1125	Rep. GOODMAN	Protection for Landowners who allow Hunting on their Property
House Bill 1136	Rep. GABLER	Amending the Game and Wildlife Code to Remove the Statutory Prohibition Against Hunting with an Air or Gas Powered Weapon
House Bill 1144	Rep. HALUSKA	Definition of a crossbow (Title 34 Game)
House Bill 1146	Rep. READSHAW	Removal of antler restrictions
House Bill 1198	Rep. SWANGER	Hunting From Boats
House Bill 1370	Rep. KULA	Restricting the length of and changing the start date of antlerless deer season
House Bill 1382	Rep. HANNA	Legislation Amending the Duties of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Providing for an Antlerless Deer Harvest Committee
House Bill 1384	Rep. HANNA	Co-Sponsorship- Composition of the Pennsylvania Game Commission
House Bill 1387	Rep. HANNA	Co-Sponsorship- Provides for Wildlife Conservation Officer’s duties relating to Title 75 (Vehicles).
House Bill 1534	Rep. PEIFER	Coyote Control Incentive Program
House Bill 1584	Rep. CAUSER	Discretion of Waterways Conservation Officers
House Bill 1724	Rep. MALONEY	Redesignating Wildlife Management Units and issuing antlerless deer permits on a county basis.
House Bill 1726	Rep. MALONEY	Directing the maximum sustained yield method of game and deer management, and the enhancement of habitat for deer and other wildlife.
House Bill 1785	Rep. LUCAS	Allow Sunday Hunting on Regulated Hunting Grounds
House Bill 1809	Rep. AUMENT	Trespass on Private Property While Hunting
House Bill 1897	Rep. GABLER	Reauthorizing the “Special Elk Conservation Tag” Program and authorizing a second special tag for the Keystone Elk Country Alliance.
House Bill 2084	Rep. MULLERY	Prohibit the Use of Drones to Interfere with Lawful Hunting, Fishing, and Boating Activities
House Bill 2169	Rep. GABLER	Reintroduction of legislation reauthorizing the “Special Elk Conservation Tag” Program and authorizing a second special tag for the Keystone Elk Country Alliance.
House Bill 2178	Rep. MOUL	Amend the Game and Wildlife Code
House Bill 2199	Rep. M. K. KELLER	Title 34 Protection from Self-Incrimination
House Bill 2229	Rep. CAUSER	Game Commission Land Acquisition Transparency Act
House Bill 2230	Rep. LUCAS	Semiautomatic Rifles for Small Game
House Bill 2333	Rep. SACCONE	Hunting with Semiautomatic Rifles
House Bill 2442	Rep. TOPPER	Responsibilities for Removal of Road Killed Deer from Commonwealth Roadways
House Bill 2476	Rep. GERGELY	Drone Co-Sponsorship
House Bill 2493	Rep. MULLERY	Authorizing the Sale of Antlerless Deer Licenses Through the Pennsylvania Automated Licensing System
House Bill 2538	Rep. GOODMAN	Title 34 (Game) legislation
House Bill 2539	Rep. GOODMAN	Title 34 (Game) legislation
House Bill 2540	Rep. GOODMAN	Title 34 (Game) legislation
Senate Bill 140	Sen. FONTANA	Co Sponsorship: Adult Mentored Hunting Program
Senate Bill 521	Sen. ALLOWAY	BANNING FUTURE POSSESSION OF CERTAIN EXOTIC WILDLIFE - REDEFINITION OF EXOTIC WILDLIFE AND EXOTIC WILDLIFE DEALER
Senate Bill 542	Sen. LEACH	Canned Hunting Facilities
Senate Bill 547	Sen. SOLOBAY	Removal of antler restrictions
Senate Bill 623	Sen. CORMAN	Adult Mentored Hunting Program
Senate Bill 644	Sen. SCARNATI
Senate Bill 647	Sen. ALLOWAY	Trespass While Hunting
Senate Bill 648	Sen. ALLOWAY	Amending Game and Wildlife Code (Title 34) to ensure landowners allowing hunting on their property are not subject to prosecution for Code violations committed by the hunters whom the landowner has allowed to hunt.
Senate Bill 717	Sen. McILHINNEY	Memo #12 - Hunting License Increase
Senate Bill 763	Sen. KASUNIC	Game Code Legislation
Senate Bill 764	Sen. KASUNIC	Game Code Legislation
Senate Bill 895	Sen. ALLOWAY	Reduction of the length of each term members of the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Board of Commissioners may serve
Senate Bill 981	Sen. SOLOBAY	Careless and negligent hunting shooting accidents
Senate Bill 1068	Sen. ALLOWAY	Permits Relating to Hunting Dogs - Dog Training Areas
Senate Bill 1086	Sen. ALLOWAY	Maximum Sustained Yield
Senate Bill 1090	Sen. BAKER	Extending Free Hunting and Fishing Licenses to Disabled Veterans Paid at the 100 Percent Rate
Senate Bill 1101	Sen. SCARNATI	Reduced Fee Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Disabled Veterans
Senate Bill 1190	Sen. ALLOWAY	UPDATED: Reeactment of the Provision in the Game Code Regarding the "Special Elk Conservation Tag" and the addition of an additional tag to the Keystone Elk Country Alliance
Senate Bill 1332	Sen. KASUNIC	Interference with Hunting/Fishing using Unmanned Aircraft
Senate Bill 1402	Sen. HUTCHINSON	Modern Sporting Rifles for Coyote and Woodchuck Hunting