Bill Text: PA HB347 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for unlawful devices and methods.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 22-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-31 - Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES [HB347 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB347-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 302
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 347 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY SONNEY, CAUSER, CUTLER, DENLINGER, ELLIS, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEIST, GODSHALL, GROVE, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KORTZ, MARSHALL, METCALFE, METZGAR, PYLE AND STEVENSON, JANUARY 31, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JANUARY 31, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, further providing for unlawful devices and methods.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2308(b) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 2308. Unlawful devices and methods.
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(b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not
apply to:
(1) (i) Any archery sight or firearm's scope which
contains and uses any mechanical, photoelectric,
ultraviolet or solar-powered device to solely illuminate
the sight or crosshairs within the scope.
(ii) Except as otherwise provided under subparagraph
(iii), no archery sight or firearm's scope shall contain
or use any device, no matter how powered, to project or
transmit any light beam, infrared beam, ultraviolet light
beam, radio beam, thermal beam, ultrasonic beam, particle
beam or other beam outside the sight or scope onto the
target.
(iii) (A) A flashlight or spotlight may be mounted
on a firearm to take furbearers if the sole source of
power for the flashlight or spotlight is contained
within the flashlight or spotlight or on the person.
(B) For the purposes of this subparagraph, a
flashlight or spotlight mounted on a firearm shall
not include a device that projects a beam of laser
light to indicate the intended point of impact for
one or more projectiles discharged from the firearm.
(2) (i) Any political subdivision, its employees or
agents, which has a valid deer control permit issued
under section 2902(c) (relating to general categories of
permits).
(ii) Any licensed hunter in cities of the first
class, while hunting on private property and using a bow
and arrow or crossbow, using bait to attract deer for
removal as provided by commission regulations.
(iii) Any licensed hunter in special regulation
areas, other than counties of the second class, using
bait to attract deer for removal as provided by
commission regulations.
(3) Any artificial or manufactured turkey blind
consisting of all manmade materials of sufficient density to
block the detection of movement within the blind from an
observer located outside of the blind.
(4) Any natural or manmade nonliving bait used to
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attract coyotes for hunting or trapping.
(5) Any electronic or mechanical device used to attract
coyotes for hunting or trapping.
(6) Any decoy used in the trapping or hunting of
furbearers.
(7) Any semiautomatic rimfire rifle, .22 caliber or
less, for the taking of coyotes, foxes or woodchucks.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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