Pennsylvania Act 2011-107 — GAME (34 PA.C.S.) - UNLAWFUL ACTS CONCERNING LICENSES

Act text

Session of 2011

No. 2011-107

HB 735

AN ACT

Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for unlawful acts concerning licenses.

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

Section 1. Section 2711(a)(1), (9) and (12) and (b)(2) and (3) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

§ 2711. Unlawful acts concerning licenses.

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it is unlawful for any person to:

(1) Hunt or take any game or wildlife by any means or manner or device, including the use of dogs, without first securing and personally signing [and displaying] the required license. The required license must be carried on person when hunting, furtaking or taking any game or wildlife within this Commonwealth.

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[(9) Remove or cause to be removed or permit the removal of any hunting or furtaking license required by this title from the place where the license is required to be displayed for the purpose of concealing the identity of that person or to resort to any other means or manner to conceal the identity of that person.]

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(12) While exercising any of the privileges granted by any license provided for in this title, refuse or fail to satisfactorily provide positive identification or proof of license to any landowner upon whose land that person may be occupying or to any officer whose duty it is to enforce this title.

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(b) Penalties.--A violation of this subchapter relating to:

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(2) Subsection (a)(1) insofar as it relates to signing [or displaying] a license is a summary offense of the eighth degree.

(3) Subsection (a)(2), (3), (4), (5)[, (9)] or (12) is a summary offense of the fifth degree.

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

APPROVED--The 15th day of December, A.D. 2011.

TOM CORBETT