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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State
Rep. Deberah Kula |
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Kula hunting-under-the-influence bill passes House
HARRISBURG, June 24 – State Rep. Deberah Kula, D-Fayette/Westmoreland, said the House of Representatives today unanimously passed legislation she authored to lower the blood alcohol content, or BAC, limit for hunting under the influence from 0.10 percent to 0.08 percent.
Kula's bill (H.B. 1523) would align the BAC under state law governing the Pennsylvania Game Commission with the limit already used by the Fish and Boat Commission and Department of Transportation. She said a law passed last year to lower the limit to 0.08 percent for boating under the influence.
"I am thankful to my House colleagues for passing this bill, which would provide tougher alcohol consumption guidelines in our rural areas and forests," Kula said. "Because hunting is a family tradition, it's important we instill responsibility in our young hunters so that this pastime can continue safely for generations to come."
Currently, 17 states use the BAC to determine impairment for hunters and of that number, 11 have lowered their limits to 0.08 percent.
The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.