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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY MURT, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, D. COSTA, DONATUCCI, FARRY, GEIST, GEORGE, GOODMAN, HORNAMAN, PICKETT, READSHAW, STEVENSON AND WHITE, MAY 23, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MAY 23, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, providing for Senior Resident Annual Fishing |
3 | License reciprocity. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Title 30 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
7 | Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: |
8 | § 2702.2. Senior Resident Annual Fishing License reciprocity. |
9 | (a) Permission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this |
10 | title, any person who possesses a valid and lawfully issued |
11 | Senior Resident Annual Fishing License or permit which has been |
12 | issued under the laws of another state, regardless of whether a |
13 | reciprocity agreement exists between the Commonwealth and the |
14 | state under subsection (b), may fish in any of the waters of |
15 | this Commonwealth or in any boundary waters if all of the |
16 | following apply: |
17 | (1) The state provides a reciprocal privilege for |
18 | individuals possessing a Senior Resident Annual Fishing |
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1 | License issued under section 2701(b) (relating to resident |
2 | fishing licenses). |
3 | (2) The Attorney General has determined that the fishing |
4 | laws of the state are similar to the fishing laws of this |
5 | Commonwealth. |
6 | (b) Reciprocity.--The following shall apply: |
7 | (1) The Attorney General shall have the power and duty |
8 | to enter into reciprocity agreements with other states |
9 | providing for the mutual recognition of Senior Resident |
10 | Annual Fishing Licenses issued by the Commonwealth and a |
11 | similar license or permit issued by the other state. To carry |
12 | out this duty, the Attorney General is authorized to |
13 | negotiate reciprocity agreements and grant recognition of a |
14 | Senior Resident Annual Fishing License or permit issued by |
15 | another state. |
16 | (2) The Attorney General shall report to the General |
17 | Assembly within 180 days of the effective date of this |
18 | paragraph and annually thereafter concerning the agreements |
19 | which have been consummated under this subsection. |
20 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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