The legislature passed bills affecting hunting in most sessions since 1970. Among the more common subjects of these acts have been hunting licenses, permits to hunt deer on private land, permits to kill deer causing damage to crops, and hunting offenses. This memo does not include acts that amended the state's weapons laws, except to the extent that they affected hunting. It also does not include acts that made merely minor or technical changes to the hunting law. The reservation lands must be at least 250 acres for tribal members to be eligible.
Members are limited to one permit each year.
The act also required DEP to issue free, private land deer permits to corporate members of an S-corporation's corporate members or their immediate family if the corporation is a farm. Hunting While Intoxicated PA 00-142 created the crimes of negligent hunting and hunting while under the influence or impaired. It imposed enhanced penalties for persistent offenders. It generally required the person arrested for these crimes to surrender his weapon. By law, a hunter whose license has been suspended for violation of hunting laws must complete a remedial hunter education course designed by DEP before his license can be reinstated.