PRINTER'S NO. 3526
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2508
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY PIELLI, GUENST, DELLOSO, FRIEL, GIRAL, CONKLIN,
HILL-EVANS, McNEILL, HOWARD, BANTA, SANCHEZ, MENTZER,
BOROWSKI, ROZZI, PROBST, STEELE, SHUSTERMAN, KENYATTA,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, KHAN, KAZEEM AND KIM, JULY 23, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JULY 23, 2024
AN ACT
Amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, further providing
for disabled veterans and former prisoners of war; and, in
hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for
resident license and fee exemptions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2707(a) of Title 30 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 2707. Disabled veterans and former prisoners of war.
(a) General rule for disabled veterans.--
(1) Any disabled veteran who has a disability incurred
in [any war or armed conflict which consists of the loss of
one or more limbs, or the loss of use of one or more limbs,
or total blindness, or] military service who is 100% disabled
as certified by the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs, and who meets the qualifications of section 2701
(relating to resident fishing licenses), shall be issued a
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free resident fishing license upon application to the
commission or a county treasurer. An application submitted by
a disabled veteran shall, in addition to any information
required under section 2701, contain a statement that the
applicant is a [war or armed conflict] military veteran and
that the qualifying disability was service incurred. The
issuing agent or the commission may require the production of
the discharge papers of the applicant.
(2) Any disabled veteran who has a disability incurred
in [any war or armed conflict] military service and possesses
a disability rating between 60% and 99% as certified by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who meets
the qualifications of section 2701 shall be issued a resident
fishing license at the cost of $1 upon application to the
commission or a county treasurer. An application submitted by
a disabled veteran shall, in addition to any information
required under section 2701, contain a statement that the
applicant is a [war or armed conflict] military veteran and
that the qualifying disability was service incurred. The
issuing agent or the commission may require the production of
the discharge papers of the applicant.
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Section 2. Section 2706(b)(1), (1.1) and (2) of Title 34 are
amended to read:
§ 2706. Resident license and fee exemptions.
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(b) Disabled veterans.--
(1) Any resident disabled veteran who has a disability
incurred in [any war or armed conflict which consists of the
loss of one or more limbs, or the loss of the use of one or
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more limbs, or] military service who is 100% disabled as
certified by the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs, and who meets all other qualifications of this title
and is otherwise mentally and physically fit, shall be issued
a free regular hunting or furtaking license upon application
to the commission or a county treasurer.
(1.1) Any disabled veteran who has a disability incurred
in [any war or armed conflict] military service and possesses
a disability rating between 60% and 99% as certified by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who meets
all other qualifications of this act and is otherwise
mentally and physically fit shall be issued a resident
hunting or furtaking license at the cost of $1 upon
application to the commission or a county treasurer.
(2) The application for the issuance of a license under
paragraph (1) or (1.1) shall, in addition to the other
information required by the commission, contain a statement
that the applicant is a [war or armed conflict] military
veteran and that the qualifying disability was service
incurred.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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