Sunday
hunting bans are one of the last remaining examples of the puritanical blue
laws that were initially designed to encourage church attendance. Today, most
of the blue laws have been repealed. Pennsylvania is currently one of 3 states
that either severely restricts or completely bans Sunday hunting. The other two
states are ME and MA. Currently in Pennsylvania only fox, coyotes, and crows can be
hunted on Sundays.
On Tuesday,
Feb. 5, the State Senate Game and Fisheries Committee approved Senate Bill 147,
legislation which would give the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners the
authority to regulate hunting on Sundays.
The
Pennsylvania Game Commission supports this legislation that would give the
agency the authority to determine for which species Sunday hunting should be
lawful. The legislation approved must pass the full Senate, the House of
Representatives, and be signed by the Governor before it could become law.
The current
prohibition on Sunday hunting is in state law, and the Game Commission does not
have the authority to change it without legislative action. Please contact your
local state representative and/or state senator on this topic.
The General
Assembly of Pennsylvania
Senate Bill
No. 147
Session of
2019
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