PRINTER'S NO. 423
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.469
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, PENNYCUICK, CULVER, STEFANO, VOGEL,
BARTOLOTTA, FONTANA, MILLER AND COSTA, MARCH 18, 2025
REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 18, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, providing for law
enforcement; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further
providing for resident license and fee exemptions and for
license costs and fees.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 30 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 2707.3. Law enforcement.
(a) Eligibility.--The commission or a county treasurer shall
issue one annual resident fishing license at a cost of $1 to any
person eligible for the license under section 2701 (relating to
resident fishing licenses) who provides documentation that the
person is employed as an officer in this Commonwealth.
(b) Regulations.--The commission may promulgate regulations
to implement this section.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
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"Law enforcement agency." Any of the following:
(1) A public agency of a political subdivision having
general police powers and charged with making arrests in
connection with the enforcement of criminal or traffic laws.
(2) A campus police or university police department, as
used in section 2416 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, certified
by the Office of Attorney General as a criminal justice
agency as defined under 18 Pa.C.S. § 9102 (relating to
definitions).
(3) A railroad or street railway police department
formed with officers commissioned under 22 Pa.C.S. Ch. 33
(relating to railroad and street railway police) or any prior
statute providing for the commissioning.
(4) An airport authority police department, including
the Harrisburg International Airport Police.
(5) A county park police force created under section
2511(b) of the former act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323,
No.130), known as The County Code, or 16 Pa.C.S. § 16511(b)
(relating to employees and police).
"Officer." The term shall include the following:
(1) An employee of a law enforcement agency who is
empowered to enforce the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. (relating
to crimes and offenses) and other laws of this Commonwealth.
(2) A member of the Pennsylvania State Police.
(3) A corrections officer as defined under 61 Pa.C.S. §
102 (relating to definitions).
(4) A waterways patrolman and a deputy waterways
patrolman as the terms are defined in section 102 (relating
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30 to definitions).
(5) An officer as defined under 34 Pa.C.S. § 102
(relating to definitions).
(6) A county sheriff, full-time deputy sheriff employed
by a county sheriff in this Commonwealth or a part-time
deputy sheriff employed by a county sheriff in this
Commonwealth.
Section 2. Section 2706 of Title 34 is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
§ 2706. Resident license and fee exemptions.
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(i) Law enforcement hunting licenses.--
(1) Law enforcement hunting licenses shall be issued by
the commission, county treasurer or issuing agent to any
person otherwise eligible for a resident hunting license in
this Commonwealth who provides documentation that the person
is employed in this Commonwealth as an officer.
(2) The commission may promulgate regulations to
implement this subsection.
(3) As used in this subsection, the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
paragraph unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Law enforcement agency." Any of the following:
(i) A public agency of a political subdivision
having general police powers and charged with making
arrests in connection with the enforcement of criminal or
traffic laws.
(ii) A campus police or university police
department, as used in section 2416 of the act of April
9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative
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30 Code of 1929, certified by the Office of Attorney General
as a criminal justice agency as defined under 18 Pa.C.S.
§ 9102 (relating to definitions).
(iii) A railroad or street railway police department
formed with officers commissioned under 22 Pa.C.S. Ch. 33
(relating to railroad and street railway police) or any
prior statute providing for the commissioning.
(iv) An airport authority police department,
including the Harrisburg International Airport Police.
(v) A county park police force created under section
2511(b) of the former act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323,
No.130), known as The County Code, or 16 Pa.C.S. §
16511(b) (relating to employees and police).
"Officer." The term shall include the following:
(i) An employee of a law enforcement agency who is
empowered to enforce the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S.
(relating to crimes and offenses) and other laws of this
Commonwealth.
(ii) A member of the Pennsylvania State Police.
(iii) A corrections officer as defined under 61
Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to definitions).
(iv) A waterways patrolman and a deputy waterways
patrolman as the terms are defined in 30 Pa.C.S. § 102
(relating to definitions).
(v) An officer as defined under section 102
(relating to definitions).
(vi) A county sheriff, full-time deputy sheriff
employed by a county sheriff in this Commonwealth or a
part-time deputy sheriff employed by a county sheriff in
this Commonwealth.
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30 Section 3. Section 2709(a)(2) of Title 34 is amended by
adding a subparagraph to read:
§ 2709. License costs and fees.
(a) License costs.--Any person who qualifies under the
provisions of this chapter shall be issued the applicable
license upon payment of the following costs and the issuing
agent's fee:
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(vii) Law enforcement hunting - $1.
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Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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