PRINTER'S NO. 442

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 417 Session of 2005

        INTRODUCED BY GODSHALL, CALTAGIRONE, FABRIZIO, GEIST, GERGELY,
           McGILL, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SURRA AND YOUNGBLOOD,
           FEBRUARY 9, 2005

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, FEBRUARY 9, 2005

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, further providing for the limited hunting of
     3     woodchucks on Sundays.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 2303(b.1) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
     8  § 2303.  Hunting on Sunday prohibited.
     9     * * *
    10     (b.1) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to:
    11         (1)  The hunting of foxes.
    12         (2)  The hunting of coyotes.
    13         (3)  Any hunting which occurs on noncommercial regulated
    14     hunting grounds holding a valid permit under section
    15     2928(b)(2) (relating to regulated hunting grounds permits).
    16         (4)  The hunting of woodchucks only with the written
    17     permission of the landowner or lessee.
    18     * * *

     1     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.




















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