PRINTER'S NO. 498
No. 465 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, O'PAKE, ROBBINS, BOSCOLA, COSTA, STOUT, LAVALLE, LOGAN, PILEGGI, WOZNIAK, KITCHEN, MUSTO, EARLL AND RAFFERTY, MARCH 28, 2005
REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 28, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, providing for vouchers for licenses.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Sections 501 and 502(b) of Title 34 of the
6 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
7 § 501. Refund of moneys paid erroneously or unjustly.
8 (a) Refund.--Whenever the director is satisfied that any
9 fee, fine or any other moneys paid into the Game Fund under any
10 of the provisions of this title or any other statute were
11 erroneously or unjustly collected and deposited, the director,
12 upon receipt of a petition for a refund within two years after
13 the deposit, may authorize a requisition in favor of the person
14 from whom the money was erroneously or unjustly collected for
15 the amount involved. Upon receipt of the requisition, the proper
16 official shall draw a warrant in favor of the person from whom
17 the fee, fine or other money was erroneously or unjustly
1 collected. 2 (b) Refund of gift voucher.--A person wishing to obtain a 3 refund for a gift voucher shall submit a request on a form 4 designed by the commission and made available to issuing agents 5 within one year of the date of the issuance of the gift voucher. 6 A refund shall be issued by the commission within 90 days of 7 request for refund in the amount of the license indicated on the 8 gift voucher excepting the amount of the issuing agent fee. 9 § 502. Collection fee for uncollectible checks. 10 * * * 11 (b) Voidness for uncollectibility.--Any license, permit, 12 gift voucher or privilege granted by the uncollectible check or 13 other instrument shall be void until all fees are paid by a 14 negotiable check or instrument. 15 Section 2. Title 34 is amended by adding a section to read: 16 § 2712. Vouchers for licenses. 17 (a) Gift vouchers.--The commission shall make available 18 through its issuing agents gift vouchers which may be purchased 19 on behalf of a third party. The gift voucher shall be designed 20 on a form designed by the commission and made available to all 21 issuing agents. The form shall contain the following 22 information: 23 (1) A serial number. 24 (2) The name of the purchaser. 25 (3) The name of the party for whom the gift voucher is 26 purchased. 27 (4) The name and address of the issuing agent. 28 (5) The class of license for which the gift voucher may 29 be redeemed. 30 (6) The date of issuance. 20050S0465B0498 - 2 -
1 (7) The total amount paid which shall include the 2 issuing agent fee authorized by section 2709(c) (relating to 3 license costs and fees). 4 (b) Redemption.--The gift voucher may only be redeemed for 5 the class of license indicated on the gift voucher and for which 6 the applicable fee has been paid by the gift voucher purchaser. 7 Gift vouchers shall only be redeemable for a period of one year 8 from the date of issuance and shall be issued only for the 9 following classes of licenses: 10 Adult resident hunting licenses under section 2705(1) 11 (relating to classes of licenses). 12 Junior resident hunting licenses under section 2705(2). 13 Senior resident hunting licenses under section 2705(3). 14 Senior lifetime resident combination licenses under 15 section 2705(7). 16 Junior resident combination licenses under section 17 2705(7.1). 18 Adult nonresident hunting licenses under section 2705(8). 19 Junior nonresident hunting licenses under section 20 2705(9). 21 Junior nonresident combination licenses under section 22 2705(11.1). 23 (c) Fee for voucher.--A person purchasing a gift voucher 24 must pay the fee for the class of license as provided in section 25 2709(a) and the issuing agent fee as provided in section 2709(c) 26 unless otherwise exempted from such fee by this title. 27 (d) Remittance of fees.--Moneys received for the purchase of 28 gift vouchers shall be remitted to the commission by the issuing 29 agent as provided in section 2725 (relating to remitting funds 30 to commission). Money remitted to the commission for the 20050S0465B0498 - 3 -
1 purchase of gift vouchers shall be used as provided in section 2 521(b) (relating to establishment and use of Game Fund) as is 3 provided for the particular license purchased by the issuance of 4 the gift voucher. 5 (e) Places of redemption.--A gift voucher may be redeemed at 6 the place of business of an issuing agent in this Commonwealth. 7 When redeeming a gift voucher, the bearer of a gift voucher must 8 show one form of photo identification except in the case of a 9 junior licensee. In such case, the junior licensee must be 10 accompanied by a responsible adult and shall present the written 11 request required to acquire a license pursuant to section 2705. 12 (f) Restrictions.--The bearer of a gift voucher is subject 13 to all restrictions relating to the issuance, denial or 14 revocation of a license provided in this title or any other 15 title, law or regulation. 16 Section 3. Section 2724 of Title 34 is amended to read: 17 § 2724. Record of license sales. 18 (a) Daily record.--Each place where licenses are sold shall 19 maintain a complete daily record of all license and gift voucher 20 transactions, including applications received, in the manner and 21 form prescribed by the director. The applications, licenses and 22 records shall be made available, during normal business hours, 23 for immediate inspection to any officer charged with the 24 enforcement of this title or any representative of the Office of 25 the Auditor General or Attorney General. 26 (b) Monthly report.--Within five days following the first 27 day of each month, each issuing agent shall forward to the 28 director, on forms supplied by the commission, a complete report 29 of licenses and gift vouchers issued, in correct numerical 30 sequence, together with all moneys collected from the sale of 20050S0465B0498 - 4 -
1 licenses and any other information required by the director. 2 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A20L34JS/20050S0465B0498 - 5 -