PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1568 PRINTER'S NO. 2175
No. 1320 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY REICHLEY, GEORGE, CALTAGIRONE, DeWEESE, BALDWIN,
BASTIAN, BELFANTI, BOYD, CIVERA, CLYMER, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON,
DENLINGER, FREEMAN, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, GRELL, HARHAI,
HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, W. KELLER, KOTIK, MANN, O'NEILL,
PICKETT, PISTELLA, PYLE, SATHER, B. SMITH, STABACK,
E. Z. TAYLOR, TURZAI, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG AND HARPER,
APRIL 11, 2005
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 13, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, restricting the possession TRANSPORT, sale, <--
3 importation or release of snakehead fish.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 30 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 2508. Restrictions on possession TRANSPORT, sale, importation <--
9 or release of snakehead fish.
10 (a) General rule.--No person shall possess TRANSPORT, sell, <--
11 offer for sale or release in this Commonwealth or import, bring
12 or cause to be brought or imported into this Commonwealth a
13 snakehead fish of the genus Channa or the genus Ophicephalus.
14 (B) CONSTRUCTION.--POSSESSION OF A SNAKEHEAD FISH OF THE <--
15 GENUS CHANNA OR THE GENUS OPHICEPHALUS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
1 PROSECUTION UNDER SECTION 2102(A) AND (C) (RELATING TO RULES AND
2 REGULATIONS).
3 (b) (C) Penalty.--Any person who violates this section <--
4 commits a misdemeanor of the third degree.
5 SECTION 2. THE PROVISIONS OF 30 PA.C.S. § 2102 ARE REPEALED <--
6 INSOFAR AS THEY ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THIS ACT.
7 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
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