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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1183 | PRINTER'S NO. 1717 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, ALLOWAY, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, BRUBAKER, ERICKSON, FERLO, FOLMER, FONTANA, SCHWANK, SOLOBAY, WASHINGTON, WAUGH, M. WHITE, WOZNIAK, MENSCH AND BROWNE, MAY 6, 2011 |
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| SENATOR ALLOWAY, GAME AND FISHERIES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 25, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, in fishing licenses, further providing for form and | <-- |
3 | expiration of licenses; providing for license and permit |
4 | issuance packaging options; and further providing for | <-- |
5 | expiration of licenses and permits. |
6 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7 | hereby enacts as follows: |
8 | Section 1. Title 30 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated | <-- |
9 | Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: |
10 | § 2717. License and permit issuance options. |
11 | (a) Multi-year license or permit.--The commission may issue |
12 | a license or permit that is valid for multiple years. The fee |
13 | for a multi-year license or permit may not exceed the total fees |
14 | for the applicable individual license or permit years set forth |
15 | in section 2715 (relating to license, permit and issuing agent |
16 | fees). A multi-year license or permit shall expire on December |
17 | 31 of the last year for which it was issued. |
18 | (b) Group license or permit.--The commission may issue a |
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1 | license or permit that is valid for a group of individuals who |
2 | meet the criteria established by the commission. The fee for a |
3 | group license or permit may not exceed the total fees for the |
4 | applicable individual licenses or permits set forth in section |
5 | 2715. |
6 | (c) Promotional discounts.--For marketing and promotional |
7 | purposes, the commission may issue a license or permit for a fee |
8 | that is less than the applicable fees set forth in section 2715, |
9 | in accordance with guidelines established by the commission. |
10 | (d) Regulations.--If the commission elects to issue multi- |
11 | year or group licenses or permits under subsection (b) or |
12 | initiate promotional discounts under subsection (c), it shall |
13 | promulgate regulations relating to group criteria and |
14 | promotional discounts in order to implement this section. |
15 | (e) Penalties.--A person who violates regulations |
16 | promulgated under this section commits a summary offense of the |
17 | third degree. |
18 | Section 1. Section 2710 of Title 30 of the Pennsylvania | <-- |
19 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
20 | § 2710. Form and expiration of licenses. |
21 | All licenses shall be issued on forms prepared and supplied |
22 | by the commission and paid for from the Fish Fund. The license |
23 | shall show the name, age and residence of the licensee and the |
24 | date of issue. It shall also contain the signature of the |
25 | licensee, written in ink, and shall authorize the licensee to |
26 | fish in any waters of this Commonwealth or in any boundary |
27 | waters subject to the restrictions and requirements of this |
28 | title and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The |
29 | license may contain such other information as the commission may |
30 | require. [A] Except as otherwise provided in this title, a |
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1 | license shall expire on December 31 of the year [in] for which |
2 | it is issued. There may be issued with each license a license |
3 | button or other device bearing the license number. |
4 | Section 2. Title 30 is amended by adding a section to read: |
5 | § 2717. License and permit packaging options. |
6 | (a) Multi-year licenses and permits.--The commission may |
7 | issue a license or permit that covers multiple years provided |
8 | that the fee for the multi-year license or permit shall not |
9 | exceed the total fees for the applicable individual license or |
10 | permit years set forth in section 2715 (relating to license, |
11 | permit and issuing agent fees). A multi-year license or permit |
12 | shall expire on December 31 of the last year for which it was |
13 | issued. |
14 | (b) Group licenses and permits.--The commission may issue a |
15 | license or permit that covers a group of individuals who meet |
16 | the criteria established by the commission provided that the fee |
17 | for the group license or permit shall not exceed the total fees |
18 | for the applicable individual licenses or permits set forth in |
19 | section 2715. |
20 | (c) Promotional discounts.--The commission may issue a |
21 | license or permit for a fee that is less than the applicable fee |
22 | set forth in section 2715 for marketing and promotional purposes |
23 | in accordance with the guidelines established by the commission. |
24 | (d) Regulations.--The commission may promulgate regulations |
25 | to implement this section. |
26 | (e) Penalties.--Any person violating the regulations |
27 | promulgated under this section commits a summary offense of the |
28 | third degree. |
29 | Section 2 3. Section 2907 of Title 30 is amended to read: | <-- |
30 | § 2907. Expiration of licenses and permits. |
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1 | [All] Except as otherwise provided in section 2717 (relating | <-- |
2 | to license and permit issuance options) this title, all licenses | <-- |
3 | and permits authorized by this chapter shall expire on December |
4 | 31 of the year for which they are issued. |
5 | Section 3 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days. | <-- |
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