Pennsylvania Act 2008-101 — GAME AND WILDLIFE CODE (34 PA.C.S.) - HUNTING LICENSES

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GAME AND WILDLIFE CODE (34 PA.C.S.) - HUNTING LICENSES
                 Act of Oct. 9, 2008, P.L. 1375, No. 101              Cl. 34
                             Session of 2008
                               No. 2008-101

     HB 747

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
        Statutes, providing for a special license and license auction
        to hunt one elk.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 2706.2 of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
     Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
      § 2706.2.  [Application limitation] Elk hunting licenses.
        (a)  Application limitation.--Whenever the commission makes a
     determination to authorize a hunting season for the taking of
     elk, no person may submit more than one application for an elk
     hunting license in any license year.
        (b)  License auction.--The commission is authorized to
     auction off a special license to hunters interested in the
     opportunity to hunt one elk subject to the following:
            (1)  One license shall be auctioned annually.
            (2)  The auction shall be open to residents and
        nonresidents of this Commonwealth.
            (3)  The commission may, under 62 Pa.C.S. Pt. I (relating
        to Commonwealth Procurement Code), contract with a wildlife
        conservation organization to implement and conduct the
        auction. The commission shall promulgate regulations for the
        use of the license, remitting funds to the commission and
        conduct of the auction.
            (4)  The contracted organization shall retain no more
        than 20% of the proceeds from the auction. The contracted
        organization shall report annually to the commission on the
        use of the proceeds from the auction. The remaining proceeds
        from the auction shall be used by the commission for the elk
        program in this Commonwealth in addition to any other funds
        available to the commission for that purpose. The commission
        shall include in its annual report to the General Assembly
        the use of all proceeds from the auction.
            (5)  All license fees shall be paid to the commission.
            (6)  This subsection shall expire July 1, 2013.
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 10th day of October, A. D. 2008.

     EDWARD G. RENDELL