SB 67 — An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for organization of commission; in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations, for report to commission officer, for surrender of carcass to commission officer and for unlawful activities; and, in hunting and furtaking, repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for the offense of trespass on private property while hunting and repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday without written permission.

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98267 THE2025 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFLAUGHLIN PENNSYLVANIAAND SENATESTREET, BILLMARCH Session3, 2025 REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 3, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 34 (Game) of No.the Pennsylvania Consolidated for organization of commission;

67 2025 INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, STREET AND MALONE, MARCH 3, 2025 SENATOR ROTHMAN, GAME AND FISHERIES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 24, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated for organization of commission;

* * * (b) Seasons, possession, bag limits and devices.-- * * * (2) If in any year the commission fails to establish seasons or bag limits or fails to establish other hunting or furtaking regulations under authority of this title, the open seasons and bag limits for game or furbearers[, Sundays excepted], unless otherwise provided by this title, and all other hunting or furtaking regulations adopted under authority of this title, shall be the same as set by regulation of the commission for the previous license year, and all seasons shall open and close one calendar day earlier 20250SB0067PN098220250SB0067PN0312 - 2 - than the previous license year.

Section 2126(a) heading of Title 34 is amended and subsections (a) and (b) are amended by adding paragraphs to 20250SB0067PN098220250SB0067PN0312 - 3 - read:

20250SB0067PN098220250SB0067PN0312 - 4 - (4) Hunting on three Sundays each calendar year, as follows:

* * * (7) Natural deer urine for the purposes of taking, attempting to take, attracting or scouting wildlife.wildlife that meets all of the following criteria:

that <-- meets all of the following criteria:

(ii) Is labeled as being tested using real-time quaking-induced conversion assay or another commercially 20250SB0067PN098220250SB0067PN0312 - 5 - available testing method that detects the presence of chronic wasting disease prions.

or (4) subject to subsection (b), enters or remains on any land of another without authorization to do so when notice against trespass is given by the placement of identifying purple paint marks on trees or posts on the property, in 20250SB0067PN098220250SB0067PN0312 - 6 - accordance with 18 Pa.C.S.

(b) Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a 20250SB0067PN098220250SB0067PN0312 - 7 - summary offense of the third degree.] Section 8.

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