HB 1538 — An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for prohibited devices and methods.

PRINTER'S NO.    1809

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                           HOUSE BILL
                           No. 1538
                                                  Session of
                                                    2025

     INTRODUCED BY DAY AND ROWE, JUNE 2, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JUNE 3, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for
 3      prohibited devices and methods.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.      Section 2322(a)(1) of Title 34 of the
 7   Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 8   § 2322.    Prohibited devices and methods.
 9      (a)    General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this
10   title or commission regulation, no person shall hunt, kill or
11   take or attempt, aid, abet, assist or conspire to hunt, kill or
12   take any big game, except wild turkey, with any of the following
13   devices or methods:
14             (1)   Any device other than a centerfire or muzzle-loading
15      firearm, air rifle or bow and arrow.
16             * * *
17      Section 2.      All regulations are abrogated to the extent of
18   any inconsistency with this act.
19      Section 3.      This act shall take effect in 60 days.