PRINTER'S NO. 2033
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1445
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY REED, COHEN, ROZZI, ENGLISH, MURT, MILLARD, HELM,
D. PARKER, RADER, D. COSTA, JOZWIAK, MAJOR, CALTAGIRONE,
A. HARRIS AND BARBIN, JULY 9, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JULY 9, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in protection of property and persons, further
providing for safety zones.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2505(c) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 2505. Safety zones.
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(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "safety
zone" means:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in [paragraph (2)]
paragraphs (2) and (3), the area within 150 yards around and
that area which is below the highest point of any occupied
dwelling house, residence, or other building or camp occupied
by human beings, or any barn, stable, or other building used
in connection therewith or any attached or detached
playground of any school, nursery school or day-care center.
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(2) When applied to properly licensed persons hunting
with bow and arrow or crossbow and persons properly licensed
for falconry, the area within 50 yards around and that area
which is below the highest point of any occupied dwelling
house, residence or other building or camp occupied by human
beings or any barn, stable or other building used in
connection therewith and the area within 150 yards around and
that area which is below the highest point of any attached or
detached playground of any school, nursery school or day-care
center.
(3) When applied to properly licensed furtakers trapping
within a permanent watercourse and using traps submerged in
water, or making use of a special permit issued in accordance
with this title or commission regulations, the area within 50
yards around an occupied dwelling house, residence or other
building or camp occupied by human beings, or a barn, stable
or other building used in connection therewith and the area
within 150 yards around any attached or detached playground
of a school, nursery school or day-care center.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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