THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY J. EVANS, STABACK, GERGELY, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DALEY, DeLUCA, EVANKOVICH, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, GOODMAN, HORNAMAN, KILLION, METCALFE, MULLERY, MURT, SONNEY, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND WHEATLEY, JUNE 29, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JUNE 29, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, permitting hunting on Sunday.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 2303 of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is repealed:

[§ 2303.  Hunting on Sunday prohibited.

(a)  General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this

title, it is unlawful for any person to hunt for any furbearer

or game on Sunday.

(b)  Construction of section.--This section shall not be

construed to prohibit:

(1)  The training of dogs.

(2)  The participation in dog trials as provided for in

this title.

(3)  The removal of lawfully taken game or wildlife from

traps or the resetting of the traps on Sunday.

(b.1)  Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to:

(1)  The hunting of foxes.

(2)  The hunting of coyotes.

(3)  Any hunting which occurs on noncommercial regulated

hunting grounds holding a valid permit under section 2928(b)

(2) (relating to regulated hunting grounds permits).

(c)  Penalty.--A violation of this section is a summary

offense of the fifth degree.]

Section 2.  Title 34 is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 2303.1.  Hunting on Sunday.

(a)  General rule.--It shall be lawful for any person to hunt

for any furbearer or game on Sunday as provided by regulations

promulgated under subsection (b).

(b)  Regulations.--The commission shall institute Sunday

hunting and shall promulgate appropriate regulations under

section 2102 (relating to regulations) within one year of the

effective date of this section.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.