(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. ยง 7301 (relating to definitions) for a period of 60 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.
(July 5, 2005, P.L.58, No.21, eff. imd.; Apr. 12, 2012, P.L.231, No.28, eff. imd.)
2012 Amendment. Act 28 amended subsec. (a).
2005 Amendment. Act 21 added section 2707.2.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Section 2701 - Resident fishing licenses
Section 2702 - Nonresident and tourist licenses
Section 2702.1 - One-day resident fishing license
Section 2703 - Possession and display of licenses
Section 2704 - Lost fishing licenses
Section 2705 - Improper license use and false application
Section 2706 - Complimentary licenses
Section 2707 - Disabled veterans and former prisoners of war
Section 2707.1 - Deployed Pennsylvania National Guard members
Section 2707.2 - Reserve component of armed forces members
Section 2708 - Institutional licenses
Section 2708.1 - Farmlands open to public fishing
Section 2709 - Exemptions from license requirements
Section 2710 - Form and expiration of licenses
Section 2712 - License requirements on boundary waters
Section 2713 - Appropriations for licenses issued without a fee (Deleted by amendment)
Section 2714 - License issuing fees
Section 2715 - License, permit and issuing agent fees