The Pennsylvania Senate Game and Fisheries Committee on June 16, 2021, advanced Senate Bill 607 Repealing Sunday Hunting Prohibition in Pennsylvania. with a vote of 7 YEA and 4 NAY.
Senate Bill 607 would completely remove the prohibition on Sundays available for hunting and trapping. Currently, the law dictates which Sundays are open to hunting, and in certain cases, which species. This legislation would change that and would leave all wildlife management decisions to the Game Commission.
Statement from Kevin Askew, Executive Director, Hunters United for Sunday Hunting;
“The current law is flawed and needs to be corrected. Revisiting this issue every year is not the proper way to advance this legislation. Changing and updating the law will save much-needed legislative time, effort, and money. The PA Game Commission needs the flexibility to manage accordingly, based on species, population, diseases, etc, and not be held to a standard set by non-professionals in wildlife management.”
The goal of Senate Bill 607 is to bring PA into the 21st Century when it comes to societal and conservation standards. The same ones practiced and participated in by hunters, farmers, landowners, and all who enjoy the outdoors throughout the country.
SB607 now advances to the PA Senate Appropriations Committee where a fiscal impact note is prepared and another round of voting.
View Senate Game and Fisheries Committee meeting and voting here:
https://game.pasenategop.com/game-061621/
View Senate Game and Fisheries Committee YEA/NAY vote here:
https://legiscan.com/PA/votes/SB607/2021
HUSH Mission Statement - Remove the prohibition of Sunday hunting in PA Title 34 Game Law through education, and influence legislatures to change the law accordingly.
For more information about this topic, please contact Hunters United for Sunday Hunting, Executive Director Kevin Askew at 717-350-6741 or email at huntersforsundayhunting@gmail.com or Legislative Director Harold Daub at 717-648-1835 or email at daubh@comcast.net. View our Blog - https://huntersforsundayhunting.blogspot.com/
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