Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB800: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for interference with lawful taking of wildlife or other activities permitted by this title prohibited.
Status: In committee, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for interference with lawful taking of wildlife or other activities permitted by this title prohibited.
From the introduced text, March 3, 2025:
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for interference with lawful taking of wildlife or other activities permitted by this title prohibited. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 2302(a.1) and (d) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: § 2302. Interference with lawful taking of wildlife or other activities permitted by this title prohibited. * * * (a.1) Activities which violate section.--A person violates this section when he intentionally or knowingly: (1) drives or disturbs wildlife for the purpose of disrupting the lawful taking of wildlife where another person is engaged in the process of lawfully taking wildlife or other permitted activities; (2) blocks, impedes or otherwise harasses another person who is engaged in the process of lawfully taking wildlife or other permitted activities; (3) uses natural or artificial visual, aural, olfactory or physical stimuli to affect wildlife behavior in order to hinder or prevent the lawful taking of wildlife or other permitted activities; (4) creates or erects barriers with the intent to deny ingress or egress to areas where the lawful taking of wildlife or other permitted activities may occur; (5) interjects himself into the line of fire; (6) affects the condition or placement of personal or …
Sponsors
- Joseph Emrick (R, 137) · primary sponsor
- Michael Stender (R, 108)
- David Rowe (R, 85)
- David Zimmerman (R, 99)
- Mark Gillen (R, 128)
- Jacob Banta (R, 4)
Latest actions
- : Laid on the table, May 13, 2025
- : First consideration, May 13, 2025
- : Reported as committed, May 13, 2025
- : Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, March 3, 2025
Votes
- House Game & Fisheries: Report Bill As Committed (May 13, 2025): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: GAME AND FISHERIES
Common questions
- What is HB800?
- HB800 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for interference with lawful taking of wildlife or other activities permitted by this title prohibited.
- What does HB800 do?
- In its own words: Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for interference with lawful taking of wildlife or other activities permitted by this title prohibited.
- What is the status of HB800?
- In committee as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Laid on the table, May 13, 2025 (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB800?
- Joseph Emrick (R, 137), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB800?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb800
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