degree and may result in forfeiture of the privilege to hunt
or take game or wildlife anywhere within this Commonwealth
for a period of one year.]
(a) General rule.--A person, while engaged in hunting or
furtaking, commits an offense if, knowing that the person is not
licensed or privileged to do so, the person:
(1) enters or remains on land of another person without
authorization to do so, when the land is posted in a manner
prescribed by law or reasonably likely to come to the
person's attention or is fenced or enclosed in a manner
manifestly designed to exclude trespassers; or
(2) enters or remains on land of another person without
authorization and defies an order not to enter or to leave
that has been personally communicated to the person by the
owner of the land or other authorized person.
(b) Penalty.--An offense under this section shall be graded
as follows:
(1) A person who violates subsection (a)(1) commits a
misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction,
be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year and a
fine of not less than $250.
(2) A person who violates subsection (a)(2) commits a
misdemeanor of the second degree and shall, upon conviction,
be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years and
a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000.
(3) Additional penalties.--In addition to the applicable
penalty under paragraph (1) or (2), a second or subsequent
violation of this section within a seven-year period shall
result in forfeiture of the privilege to hunt or take game or
wildlife anywhere within this Commonwealth for a period of
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