HB 1436  Gergely (D)  Amends Title 30 (Fish) by creating a youth fishing license that costs $5. Issuing agents would not collect and retain an issuing agent fee for the issuance of youth fishing licenses. The bill states that no person 12 through 15 years of age would fish in any of the waters in PA, excluding boundary waters except for Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay, without first procuring a youth fishing license. The commission would separately account for the proceeds from the sale of youth fishing licenses and would use those proceeds for programs benefiting youth anglers. Also, no later than March 1 of each year, the commission would submit an annual written report to the Game and Fisheries Committees of the Senate and House that would include information on youth fishing license proceeds, disbursements and expenditures of the proceeds and significant accomplishments of the programs and services supported by the proceeds for the preceding year.
Sep 24, 2007 - H-Introduced and referred to Game & Fisheries

HB 1442   By Seip (D)  Amends Title 30 (Fish) providing for raffle for free lifetime fishing licenses. For a trial period of four years the commission may hold a quarterly raffle to give away two free nontransferable lifetime fishing licenses. The cost of a raffle ticket will be $6.50 for a resident licensee and $12.50 for a nonresident licensee. Sellers of licenses may charge a 50 processing fee in addition to the price of the ticket. A purchased raffle ticket will be good for four consecutive drawings or until the ticket wins, whichever occurs first, and is eligible in each of the four quarterly drawings after it is purchased. Only persons 18 years of age or older may purchase raffle tickets and they may be given as gifts.
Sep 25, 2007 - Referred to House Game and Fisheries

HB 1443   By Seip (D)  Amends Title 34 (Game) providing for raffle for free lifetime combination hunting & furtaking licenses. For a trial period of four years the commission may hold a quarterly raffle to give away two free nontransferable lifetime combination hunting and furtaking licenses. The cost of a raffle ticket will be $6.50 for a resident licensee and $12.50 for a nonresident licensee. Sellers of licenses may charge a 50 processing fee in addition to the price of the ticket. A purchased raffle ticket will be good for four consecutive drawings or until the ticket wins, whichever occurs first, and is eligible in each of the four quarterly drawings after it is purchased. Only persons 18 years of age or older may purchase raffle tickets and they may be given as gifts. The bill provides for duties of the commission and limitations.
Sep 25, 2007 - Referred to House Game and Fisheries