New House Bill
Check this out. Talk about opening a can of worms
Mike
HOUSE BILL
No. 2285 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, KORTZ, BAKER, BOYD, CAUSER, FLECK, HELM,
HERSHEY, HICKERNELL, MENSCH, METCALFE, R. MILLER, MILNE,
MOUL, MOYER, PALLONE, PYLE, SONNEY, STERN, SWANGER AND TRUE,
MARCH 5, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 5, 2008
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, further providing for powers and duties of
enforcement officers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 901(a)(6), (7) and (8) of Title 34 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 901. Powers and duties of enforcement officers.
(a) Powers.--Any officer whose duty it is to enforce this
title or any officer investigating any alleged violation of this
title shall have the power and duty to:
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(6) Stop and inspect or search, [at any time] if
probable cause exists, any means of transportation within
this Commonwealth. Any officer who stops any means of
transportation shall be in uniform and present a badge or
other means of official identification and state the purpose
of the inspection or search.
(7) Inspect and examine or search, [at any time or
place] if probable cause exists, any person or means of
transportation or its attachment or occupants, or any
clothing worn by any person, or any bag, clothing or
container when the officer presents official identification
and states the purpose of the inspection or search.
(8) Inspect and examine or search, [at any time] if
probable cause exists, any camp, tent, cabin, trailer or any
means of transportation or its attachment being used when the
officer presents official identification to the person in
charge and states the purpose of the inspection or search.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.