PRINTER'S NO. 2961
No. 2297 Session of 1980
INTRODUCED BY PRATT, CAPPABIANCA, COCHRAN AND MILANOVICH,
FEBRUARY 27, 1980
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, FEBRUARY 27, 1980
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 15, 1959 (P.L.1779, No.673),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act relating to fish, frogs,
3 tadpoles and turtles; and amending, revising, consolidating
4 and changing the law relating to fish in the inland waters
5 and the boundary lakes and boundary rivers of the
6 Commonwealth," further providing for licenses for disabled
7 veterans and handicapped persons.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 220, act of December
11 15, 1959 (P.L.1779, No.673), known as "The Fish Law of 1959,"
12 amended December 6, 1967 (P.L.694, No.323), is amended to read:
13 Section 220. Resident Fishing License; Fees.--* * *
14 (b) (1) Any disabled veteran of any war or armed conflict
15 whose disability consists of the loss of one or more limbs, or
16 the loss of the use of one or more limbs, or a veteran who is
17 totally blind, or who presents a physician's certificate of
18 [total or] from thirty to one hundred percent disability, and
19 who meets the above qualifications shall be issued such license
20 upon application to any county treasurer without the payment of
1 the above license fee provided for the use of the Commonwealth.
2 The application for the issuance of a license in such case
3 shall, in addition to the other information required, contain a
4 statement that the applicant is a war or armed conflict veteran
5 and that his disability was service incurred. The county
6 treasurer may likewise require of such applicant the production
7 of such applicant's discharge papers.
8 (2) Any resident of the Commonwealth who is in full-time
9 active service with the Armed Forces of the United States other
10 than temporary active duty for training and during the time he
11 is on official military leave, furlough, pass or on medical
12 leave from such full-time active service shall, during the
13 duration of the conflict in Vietnam, be issued such license upon
14 application to any county treasurer within the Commonwealth
15 without the payment of the above license fee provided for the
16 use of the Commonwealth.
17 (3) The application for the issuance of a license in such
18 case, shall, in addition to the other information required, give
19 the serial number of the branch of service to which the
20 applicant is attached, together with the applicant's rank,
21 company, battalion, regiment, division, and other military
22 organization. The applicant shall also furnish for the perusal
23 of the county treasurer the official military papers stating
24 that the said applicant is on official military leave, furlough,
25 pass or on medical leave.
26 (4) Any person not so severly handicapped as provided in
27 section 222 shall be entitled to receive a resident fishing
28 license pursuant to this section upon the completion of the
29 requirements of subsection (a). The fee for a handicapped
30 person's license shall be six dollars ($6.00) and in the event
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1 that the license is issued by an issuing agent, a fee of twenty-
2 five (25¢) for the use of the issuing agent.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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