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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY HANNA, BRENNAN, KOTIK, MAHONEY, SIPTROTH, STABACK, WALKO AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 18, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, FEBRUARY 18, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, in enforcement, further providing for powers and |
3 | duties of enforcement officers. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 901(a)(17) of Title 34 of the |
7 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
8 | § 901. Powers and duties of enforcement officers. |
9 | (a) Powers.--Any officer whose duty it is to enforce this |
10 | title or any officer investigating any alleged violation of this |
11 | title shall have the power and duty to: |
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13 | (17) When [acting within the scope of the officer's |
14 | employment] in the performance of duty, pursue, apprehend or |
15 | arrest any individual suspected of violating any provision of |
16 | Title 18 (relating to crimes and offenses) or 75 (relating to |
17 | vehicles) or any other offense classified as a misdemeanor or |
18 | felony. The officer shall also have the power to serve and |
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1 | execute warrants issued by the proper authorities for |
2 | offenses referred to in this paragraph and to serve subpoenas |
3 | issued for examination. All powers as provided for in this |
4 | paragraph will be limited by such administrative procedure as |
5 | the director, with the approval of the commission, shall |
6 | prescribe. The regulations shall be promulgated within 90 |
7 | days of the effective date of this paragraph. |
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9 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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