PRINTER'S NO. 3391
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2081
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GERGELY, MURT, KORTZ AND FARINA, MAY 19, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MAY 19, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for
unlawful devices and methods.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2308(a)(5) of Title 34 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is
amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 2308. Unlawful devices and methods.
(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this
title, it is unlawful for any person to hunt or aid, abet,
assist or conspire to hunt any game or wildlife through the use
of:
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(5) Any device operated by air, chemical or gas cylinder
by which a projectile of any size or kind can be discharged
or propelled. This paragraph shall not apply to an airbow
used during a firearm season.
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(d) Definition.--As used in this section, "airbow" means a
device that launches a single projectile arrow through the use
of compressed air at a minimum of 400 feet per second.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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