HB 1431 — An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations 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 trespass on private property while hunting and repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday without written permission.

SENATE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.NOS.

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18961998 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.

1431 2025 INTRODUCED BY STEELE, FIEDLER, WAXMAN, VENKAT, GUENST, PROBST, STAATS, HADDOCKHADDOCK, KHAN AND KHAN,SALISBURY, MAY 8, 2025 ASSENATOR AMENDEDROTHMAN, ONGAME SECONDAND CONSIDERATION,FISHERIES, HOUSEIN OFSENATE, REPRESENTATIVES,AS AMENDED, JUNE 10,24, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,<-- in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for organization of commission;

in game or wildlifewildlifeproviding 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.

TheAMENDING GeneralTITLE Assembly34 of(GAME) theOF CommonwealthTHE ofPENNSYLVANIA PennsylvaniaCONSOLIDATED hereby<-- enactsSTATUTES, asIN follows:GAME OR WILDLIFE PROTECTION, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS 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 TRESPASS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WHILE HUNTING WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION.LATING TO HUNTING ON SUNDAY The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 301(a) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania <-- Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by adding subsections to read:

SECTION 1.

SECTION 2102(B)(2) OF TITLE 34 OF THE <-- PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES IS AMENDED TO READ:

* * * (b) Seasons, possession, bag limits and devices.-- * * * (2) If in any year the commission fails to establish 20250HB1431PN1998 - 2 - 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, 20250HB1431PN1896 - 2 - and all seasons shall open and close one calendar day earlier than the previous license year.

<-- Any person who kills any game or wildlife, other than raccoons, under the provisions of this subchapter shall, within 24 hours, report, orally or in writing, the killing to an officer of the commission.

Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the entire carcass, including the head and hide[,] of all big game animals and the entire carcass of any other game or wildlife, other than raccoons, less entrails, shall be made available, unless 20250HB1431PN1998 - 3 - otherwise directed by an officer of the commission, intact[, less entrails,] to any commission officer calling for them[.] or delivered to a processor for final disposition.

Section 3.3 2.

Section 2126(a) heading of Title 34 is amended 20250HB1431PN1896<-- - 3 - and subsections (a) and (b) are amended by adding paragraphs to read:

Section 4.4 3.

<-- [§ 2303.

20250HB1431PN1998 - 4 - (3) The removal of lawfully taken game or wildlife from traps or the resetting of the traps on Sunday.

(3) Any hunting which occurs on noncommercial regulated hunting grounds holding a valid permit under section 2928(b) 20250HB1431PN1896 - 4 - (2) (relating to regulated hunting grounds permits).

(c) Penalty.--A violation of this section is a summary offense of the fifth degree.] Section 5.5 4.

Section 2308(b) of Title 34 is amended by <-- adding a paragraph to read:

20250HB1431PN1998 - 5 - * * * (7) Natural deer urine for the purposes of taking, attempting to take, attracting or scouting wildlifewildlife. that meets all of the following criteria:

that <-- meets all of the following criteria:

(ii) Is labeled as being tested using real-time 20250HB1431PN1896 - 5 - quaking-induced conversion assay or another commercially available testing method that detects the presence of chronic wasting disease prions.

* * * Section 6.6 5.

Section 2314(a) and (c) of Title 34 are amended AND<-- THEand SECTIONthe ISsection AMENDEDis BYamended ADDINGby Aadding SUBSECTIONa subsection to read:

<-- § 2314.

(2) enters or remains on any land of another without authorization and defies an order not to enter or to leave that has been personally communicated to the person by the 20250HB1431PN1998 - 6 - owner of the land or other authorized person[.];

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 20250HB1431PN1896 - 6 - purple paint marks on trees or posts on the property, in accordance with 18 Pa.C.S.

(C.1)(c.1) RESTORATION.--UPONRestoration.--Upon THEthe DISMISSALdismissal ORor DROPPINGdropping OFof <--charges CHARGESunder UNDERthis THISsection SECTIONagainst AGAINSTa Aperson, PERSON,or ORupon UPONa Afinding FINDING20250HB1431PN1998 THAT- A7 PERSON- ISthat NOTa GUILTYperson OFis Anot VIOLATIONguilty OFof THISa SECTION,violation THEof PERSON'Sthis PRIVILEGEsection, TOthe HUNTperson's ORprivilege TAKEto GAMEhunt ORor WILDLIFEtake WITHINgame THISor COMMONWEALTHwildlife SHALLwithin IMMEDIATELYthis BECommonwealth RESTORED.shall immediately be restored.

* * * Section 7.7 6.

<-- [§ 2315.

(a) General rule.--A person required to secure a hunting 20250HB1431PN1896 - 7 - license to hunt commits an offense if, while engaged in hunting on Sunday under section 2303(b.1)(4) (relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited), the person enters private land without obtaining written permission of the landowner, an agent of the landowner or lessee.

(b) Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a summary offense of the third degree.] Section 8.8 7.

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