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| State Rep. Neal Goodman
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Goodman reintroduces bill to end hunting license display requirement
HARRISBURG, Feb. 7– State Rep. Neal P. Goodman, D-Schuylkill, has reintroduced a bill (H.B. 560) that would allow hunters to carry wallet-sized licenses instead of wearing it on the back of their jacket or outermost garment.
The bill passed the House last legislative session, but it stalled in the state Senate.
"This is commonsense legislation wanted by hunters from across the state," Goodman said. "It will save time and money for hunters who lose the license from the back of their garments when trudging through dense brush, climbing under a fence or exiting a duck blind."
Goodman said in the past six years, Pennsylvania hunters lost more than 50,000 licenses at a cost of more than $300,000.
Goodman said Pennsylvania is one of two states in the country that requires hunters to display their license on the back of their outmost garment. Under Goodman's bill, hunters will still be required to carry all forms of identification covered by state law.
Goodman is an avid hunter and a member of the Pennsylvania Sportsmen’s Caucus.
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