PRINTER'S NO. 481
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.518
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ROTHMAN, LAUGHLIN, HUTCHINSON AND KEEFER,
MARCH 25, 2025
REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 25, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing
for unlawful activities and for killing game or wildlife to
protect person; and, in hunting and furtaking, further
providing for investigation and seizure of game or wildlife.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 2126(a)(6), 2141(b) and 2313(a) of Title
34 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to
read:
§ 2126. Unlawful activities.
(a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person while
acting under the provisions of this subchapter to:
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[(6) Refuse to answer, without evasion, upon request of
any representative of the commission, any pertinent question
pertaining to the killing or wounding of any game or wildlife
killed or wounded, or the disposition of the entire carcass
or any part thereof. ]
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§ 2141. Killing game or wildlife to protect person.
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(b) Report, safekeeping and investigation.--A person killing
any game or wildlife under this subchapter shall report the
event to an officer as soon as possible following the incident
but in no case later than 24 hours, provide for safekeeping of
the game or wildlife intact at the place where it was killed and
be available for interview by the officer. [ The person killing
the game or wildlife shall answer, without evasion, any
pertinent questions of the officer making the investigation. ]
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§ 2313. Investigation and seizure of game or wildlife.
[(a) Response to questions.--The operator of any vehicle or
craft transporting any game or wildlife shall answer, without
evasion, any pertinent question posed by a commission officer. ]
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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