AN ACT

 

1Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2Statutes, in enforcement, further providing for powers and
3duties of enforcement officers; and, in hunting and
4furtaking, further providing for the offense of trespass on
5private property while hunting.

6The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7hereby enacts as follows:

8Section 1. Section 901(a) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
9Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

10§ 901. Powers and duties of enforcement officers.

11(a) Powers.--Any officer whose duty it is to enforce this
12title or any officer investigating any alleged violation of this
13title shall have the power and duty to:

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15(19) Enforce the provisions of section 2314 (relating to
16trespass on private property while hunting). This shall
17include the ability to issue citations for violations of
18section 2314.

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1Section 2. Section 2314 of Title 34 is amended to read:

2§ 2314. Trespass on private property while hunting.

3(a) General rule.--Any person who while violating any 
4provision of this title or any regulations promulgated under 
5this title [and who in addition] is found to be trespassing as 
6defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3503 (relating to criminal trespass) 
7shall be in violation of this section.

8(b) Penalty.--[A violation of this section] Except as 
9otherwise provided in subsection (c):

10(1) A violation of this section is a summary offense of 
11the [fifth] third degree.

12(2) A second or subsequent violation of this section 
13within a seven-year period is a summary offense of the fifth 
14degree and may result in forfeiture of the privilege to hunt 
15or take game or wildlife anywhere within this Commonwealth 
16for a period of one year.

17(c) Separate grading of violations.--A person commits a
18misdemeanor of the first degree if he violates subsection (a):

19(1) after a verbal or written warning was given; or

20(2) for the purpose of hunting or furtaking.

21Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.