Thanks to your emails and phone calls, the Pennsylvania Senate Game and Fisheries Committee amended Senate Bill 1087 earlier today, removing language that had grave consequences for sportsmen hunting with dogs. The Sportsmen’s Alliance will continue to monitor SB 1087, and other bills of concern all the way through the legislative process to ensure that hunting with dogs stays protected.
SB 1087 would have not only criminalized a wandering dog, but would have led to a hunter who tries to retrieve a dog, even unarmed, being charged with trespassing.
“The Sportsmen’s Alliance thanks Chairman Rothman and the entire committee for recognizing and removing the pitfalls within SB 1087,” said Todd Adkins, vice president of government affairs with the Sportsmen’s Alliance. “An unarmed hunter should not have to worry about becoming a criminal when ensuring the safety of their dog.
After amending and passing SB 1087, the committee passed Senate Bill 67, which gives sportsmen one more day to enjoy the outdoors during hunting season. It now moves to the Senate floor for consideration.
SB 67 completely removes the prohibition of Sunday hunting and trapping in the Keystone State.
Please use our Take Action button below to email your state Senator urging them to vote “Yes” to SB 67. Your state Senator needs to know opening the availability to hunt one more day is important to you and the sportsmen of Pennsylvania.
Don’t forget to share this alert with your family, friends, and fellow sportsmen. Ask them to Take Action and email their state Senators urging him/her to SUPPORT HB 67.
About the Sportsmen’s Alliance: The Sportsmen’s Alliance protects and defends America’s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. Stay connected to Sportsmen’s Alliance: Online, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
