Pennsylvania HB 1366: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for elk hunting licenses.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1560
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1366
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY WEAKNECHT, OWLETT, GUENST, HAMM, ZIMMERMAN, ROWE
AND GILLEN, APRIL 30, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MAY 1, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further
providing for elk hunting licenses.
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 by adding a subsection to read:
§ 2706.2. Elk hunting licenses.
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(e) Transfer.--
(1) A recipient selected to receive a license under
subsection (b) or (c) may transfer the license to an eligible
hunter as provided under this subsection.
(2) The commission shall provide for the form and manner
in which a license may be transferred under this subsection,
including the manner in which a transferee must prove that
the transferee meets the requirements of this subsection.
(3) The transfer of a license under this subsection may
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not result in monetary gain. An individual making a transfer
may be reimbursed for the cost of the license and any
additional cost imposed by the commission for the transfer.
(4) An individual transferring a license or receiving a
transferred license in violation of this subsection shall be
subject to all of the following:
(i) A civil penalty of $10,000.
(ii) The s uspension of each privilege granted by
this title for a period of five years.
(iii) A permanent ban from applying for an elk
license.
(iv) The loss of accumulated bonus or preference
points by the recipient of a license under this section.
(v) The confiscation of any animal taken.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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