PENNSYLVANIA, September 29 - (b.1) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to:

(1) The hunting of foxes.

(2) The hunting of coyotes.

(3) Any hunting which occurs on noncommercial regulated

hunting grounds holding a valid permit under section 2928(b)

(2) (relating to regulated hunting grounds permits).

(4) Hunting on three Sundays each calendar year, as

follows:

(i) One day of Sunday hunting shall be instituted by

the commission during the deer rifle season.

(ii) One day of Sunday hunting shall be instituted

by the commission during the Statewide deer archery

season.

(iii) One day of Sunday hunting as determined by the

commission shall be instituted by the commission.

Authority to hunt on any Sunday instituted by the commission

under this paragraph shall not apply to any person required

to secure a hunting license who attempts to hunt on private

land without obtaining written permission of the landowner,

an agent of the landowner or lessee.

(c) Penalty.--A violation of this section is a summary

offense of the fifth degree.]

Section 2. Title 34 is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 2303.1. Hunting on Sunday.

(a) General rule.--The commission may institute Sunday

hunting by regulation promulgated in accordance with section

2102 (relating to regulations).

(b) Applicability.--It shall be lawful for a person to hunt

for any furbearer or game on Sunday on and after the publication

of the final regulation under subsection (a).

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