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HB1915 • 2025

An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for junior hunter projects.

An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for junior hunter projects.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
KRUPA
Last action
2025-10-01
Official status
Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, Oct. 1, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for junior hunter projects.

An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for junior hunter projects.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for junior hunter projects.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-10-01 GAME AND FISHERIES

    Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, Oct. 1, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for junior hunter projects.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 2397
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1915
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY KRUPA, BANTA, COOK, GAYDOS, ROWE, STAATS, WARNER
AND ZIMMERMAN, OCTOBER 1, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, OCTOBER 1, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing
for junior hunter projects.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 327(a) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
§ 327. Junior hunter projects.
(a) General rule.--It shall be the duty of the commission to
initiate, implement and administer two or more junior license
hunter projects and a youth antlered deer season for the purpose
of increasing and sustaining interest in hunting among young
persons of this Commonwealth. Except for the requirement to
actually hold a junior hunting license under section 2705(2) or
(9) (relating to classes of licenses), or hold a permit issued
by the commission entitling a person 12 years of age or younger
to hunt alongside a mentor, and as may otherwise be modified by
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commission regulations, all participants in any junior hunter
project shall comply with all of the provisions of this title
and the regulations promulgated hereunder.
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(c) Youth antlered deer season.--
(1) The commission shall establish a youth antlered deer
season of up to five continuous days prior to the start of
the regular firearms deer season.
(2) A junior hunting license issued under section
2705(2) or (9) or a permit issued by the commission entitling
a person 12 years of age or younger to hunt alongside a
mentor shall entitle the holder of the license or permit to
one antlered deer tag to be used during the youth antlered
deer season.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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