PRINTER'S NO. 783
No. 720 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY PORTERFIELD, ANDREZESKI, AFFLERBACH, REIBMAN,
DAWIDA, STAPLETON, O'PAKE, SCANLON, MUSTO, STOUT, FATTAH,
WILLIAMS, SHUMAKER, BELL, MELLOW, BELAN, STEWART, REGOLI,
LEWIS, BODACK, ROSS, JONES AND PECORA, MARCH 20, 1989
REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 20, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for the powers and duties of Game
3 Commission officers.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 322(c)(12) of Title 34 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the subsection
8 is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
9 § 322. Powers and duties of commission.
10 * * *
11 (c) Specific powers and duties.--In order to administrate
12 and enforce this title, the commission through proper action
13 shall:
14 * * *
15 (12) Arrange for the administration of chemical tests of
16 breath, blood or urine to persons for the purpose of
17 determining the alcoholic content of blood or the presence of
1 a controlled substance under section 2502 (relating to
2 chemical test to determine amount of alcohol) by qualified
3 personnel of a State or local police department or qualified
4 personnel of a clinical laboratory licensed and approved by
5 the Department of Health.
6 [(12)] (13) Take any necessary action to accomplish and
7 assure the purposes of this title.
8 Section 2. Section 901 of Title 34 is amended by adding a
9 paragraph to read:
10 § 901. Powers and duties of enforcement officers.
11 Any officer whose duty it is to enforce this title or any
12 officer investigating any alleged violation of this title shall
13 have the power and duty to:
14 * * *
15 (17) When acting within the scope of the officer's
16 employment, pursue, apprehend or arrest any individual
17 suspected of violating any provision of 18 Pa.C.S. (relating
18 to crimes and offenses) or any other offense classified as a
19 misdemeanor or felony. The officer shall also have the power
20 to serve and execute warrants issued by the proper
21 authorities for offenses referred to in this paragraph and to
22 serve subpoenas issued for examination.
23 Section 3. Section 902 of Title 34 is amended to read:
24 § 902. Deputy Game Commission officers.
25 [Deputy] Except for the power conferred under section 901(17)
26 (relating to powers and duties of enforcement officers), deputy
27 Game Commission officers shall, unless further restricted by the
28 director, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties
29 conferred by this title on Game Commission officers.
30 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 1989.
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