PRINTER'S NO. 254
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
272
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, LANGERHOLC, MENSCH, PHILLIPS-HILL AND
STEFANO, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in fishing licenses, further providing for disabled
veterans and former prisoners of war.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2707 heading and (c) of Title 30 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the section
is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 2707. Disabled veterans [and], former prisoners of war and
first responders.
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(a.2) General rule for disabled first responders.--
(1) A disabled first responder who is a resident of this
Commonwealth, who has a disability incurred in the line of
duty that prevents the individual from engaging in
substantial, gainful employment and who meets the
qualifications of section 2701 shall be issued a free
resident fishing license upon application to the commission
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or a county treasurer. An application submitted by a disabled
first responder shall, in addition to any information
required under section 2701, contain a statement that the
applicant is a 100% disabled first responder and that the
qualifying disability was incurred in the line of duty and
prevents the individual from engaging in substantial, gainful
employment. The issuing agent or the commission may require
the production of a disability determination from a physician
licensed in this Commonwealth.
(2) As used in this subsection, the term "first
responder" means an individual who serves as a member of a
police department, fire department or rescue agency in this
Commonwealth.
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(c) Home rule and optional plan counties.--In a county where
there is no county treasurer by virtue of a home rule charter or
optional plan of government, the county official who performs
the functions of a county treasurer and who has been designated
an issuing agent by the commission shall issue free and reduced
fee resident fishing licenses to disabled veterans [and],
reduced fee resident fishing licenses to former prisoners of war
and free resident fishing licenses to disabled first responders
under this section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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