PRINTER'S NO. 3622
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2440
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY KORTZ, BARRAR, STAATS, CIRESI, MADDEN, STRUZZI,
DeLUCA, ECKER, TURZAI, GLEIM, READSHAW, KEEFER, HELM, MERSKI,
JAMES, COOK AND SCHLEGEL CULVER, APRIL 27, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 27, 2020
AN ACT
Providing for COVID-19 guidelines for outdoor sportsman clubs.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the COVID-19
Emergency Outdoor Sportsman Club Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Clubhouse." An inside area at an outdoor sportsman club
where individuals gather and food and beverages may be served.
"COVID-19." The novel coronavirus identified in the
proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on
March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020), and
any renewal of the state of disaster emergency.
"Department." The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.
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"Outdoor sportsman club." An association or club where
members and the public gather that has a shooting range.
"Range." An archery range, handgun shooting range, rifle
shooting range or shotgun range.
Section 3. COVID-19 guidelines for outdoor sportsman clubs.
All outdoor sportsman clubs in this Commonwealth that choose
to remain open during the COVID-19 emergency shall:
(1) Impose social distancing and mask requirements in
accordance with the department's COVID-19 guidelines.
(2) Only permit five shooters in each range at a time.
(3) Close a clubhouse associated with the outdoor
sportsman club in order to adhere to the department's COVID-
19 guidelines.
Section 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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