PRINTER'S NO. 369
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.400
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY STAMBAUGH AND ZIMMERMAN, JANUARY 28, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JANUARY 28, 2025
AN ACT
Designating the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) as the
official extinct species of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Findings and declarations.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) The passenger pigeon was once an abundant native
species of this Commonwealth.
(2) The passenger pigeon contributed greatly to the
early history of this Commonwealth, including through hunting
for food and sport.
(3) The legacy of passenger pigeons in this Commonwealth
endures through numerous places named in their honor.
(4) At one time, there may have been more passenger
pigeons in North America than all other birds in the world
combined.
(5) The extinction of the passenger pigeon helped
contribute to awareness and support for preservation of other
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Section 2. Official State extinct animal.
The passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is designated
as the official extinct species of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Section 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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