Pennsylvania Act 2005-21 — FISH AND BOAT CODE (30 PA.C.S.) - LICENSE FEE FOR DEPLOYED PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS AND FOR RESERVE COMPONENT OF ARMED FORCES MEMBERS

Act text

Session of 2005

No. 2005-21

HB 1077

AN ACT

Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for license fee for deployed Pennsylvania National Guard members and for reserve component of the armed forces members.

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 sections to read:

§ 2707.1. Deployed Pennsylvania National Guard members.

(a) Eligibility.--The commission or a county treasurer shall issue one annual resident fishing license at a cost of $1 to any person eligible under section 2701 (relating to resident fishing licenses) for the license who provides documentation that within the previous 24 months the person was deployed overseas as a member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard or Air National Guard on active Federal service for a period of 180 consecutive days or more or was released early from such service because of an injury or disease incurred in the line of duty. Only one Pennsylvania National Guard fishing license under this section may be issued for each qualifying deployment of a person applying for the license.

(b) Regulations.--The commission may promulgate regulations to implement this section.

§ 2707.2. Reserve component of armed forces members.

(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 within the previous 24 months the person was deployed overseas as a member of the reserve component of the armed forces pursuant to 51 Pa.C.S. § 7301 (relating to definitions) for a period of 180 consecutive days or more or was released early from service because of an injury or disease incurred in the line of duty. Only one fishing license under this section may be issued for each qualifying deployment of a person applying for the license.

(b) Regulations.--The commission may promulgate regulations to implement this section.

Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

APPROVED--The 5th day of July, A. D. 2005.

EDWARD G. RENDELL