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PA HB692
Bill
Status
2/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Zimmerman
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AI Summary
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Amends Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to expand and clarify the definition of "exotic wildlife" in Section 2961
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Adds nonhuman primates (order Primates) and bobcats to the list of animals classified as exotic wildlife, alongside bears, wolves, coyotes, and large cats already covered
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Explicitly includes snow leopards and clouded leopards to the existing list of regulated big cats (lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, cougars)
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Creates new exemptions from the exotic wildlife definition for birds, domestic animals, and common pets including horses, camels, deer, cattle, rats, mice, chinchillas, rabbits, hedgehogs, sugar gliders, ferrets, and guinea pigs
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Takes effect 60 days after enactment
Legislative Description
In permits relating to wildlife, further providing for definitions.
Last Action
Referred to Game & Fisheries
2/21/2025