PRINTER'S NO. 3644
No. 2707 Session of 1982
INTRODUCED BY LLOYD, KUKOVICH, FARGO, PRATT, D. R. WRIGHT,
BELFANTI, MORRIS AND WOZNIAK, SEPTEMBER 28, 1982
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, SEPTEMBER 28, 1982
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1225, No.316), entitled
2 "An act concerning game and other wild birds and wild
3 animals; and amending, revising, consolidating, and changing
4 the law relating thereto," providing penalties for harassment
5 of game.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1225, No.316), known
9 as "The Game Law," is amended by adding a section to read:
10 Section 732. Harassment of Game.--(a) Any person is guilty
11 of an unlawful act if he harasses, drives, or disturbs any game
12 with the intent of disrupting the lawful taking, killing, or
13 wounding or the attempted lawful taking, killing, or wounding of
14 any game. Such a person shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to
15 a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500), imprisonment for up
16 to thirty (30) days, or both.
17 (b) This section shall not apply to any owner of land, or
18 his agent, who takes any otherwise lawful action on that land to
19 protect the land, any building or other facilities, or any crops
1 or other vegetation from damage by any game. This section shall
2 also not apply to any member of the commission, the director of
3 the commission, any lawfully qualified representative of the
4 commission, or any other law enforcement officer engaged in any
5 otherwise lawful action.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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