2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 34 - GAME
Chapter 3 - Pennsylvania Game Commission
Section 301 - Organization of commission

                                CHAPTER 3
                       PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION

     Subchapter
        A.  Organization, Officers and Employees
        B.  Powers and Duties in General

        Enactment.  Chapter 3 was added July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93,
     effective July 1, 1987.

                               SUBCHAPTER A
                   ORGANIZATION, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

     Sec.
     301.  Organization of commission.
     302.  Director.
     303.  Game Commission officers and employees.
     304.  Deputy Game Commission officers.
     § 301.  Organization of commission.
        (a)  Composition.--The independent administrative commission
     known as the Pennsylvania Game Commission shall consist of eight
     competent citizens of this Commonwealth who shall be well
     informed on the subject of wildlife conservation and restoration
     and who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the
     advice and consent of two-thirds of the elected members of the
     Senate.
        (b)  Qualifications.--The members of the commission shall be
     appointed from the various geographical sections of this
     Commonwealth so that one and only one shall be a resident of
     each of the following districts:
            (1)  The counties of Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Lawrence,
        Venango, Butler, Warren, Forest and Clarion, constituting the
        first district.
            (2)  The counties of Beaver, Allegheny, Washington,
        Greene, Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland and Fayette,
        constituting the second district.
            (3)  The counties of McKean, Elk, Jefferson, Potter,
        Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton and Centre, constituting the
        third district.
            (4)  The counties of Cambria, Somerset, Blair, Bedford,
        Huntingdon and Fulton, constituting the fourth district.
            (5)  The counties of Tioga, Lycoming, Union, Bradford,
        Sullivan, Columbia, Montour and Northumberland, constituting
        the fifth district.
            (6)  The counties of Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata, Franklin,
        Perry, Cumberland, Adams, Dauphin, York, Lebanon and
        Lancaster, constituting the sixth district.
            (7)  The counties of Susquehanna, Wyoming, Luzerne,
        Lackawanna, Carbon, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, constituting the
        seventh district.
            (8)  The counties of Schuylkill, Berks, Chester,
        Northampton, Lehigh, Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia and
        Delaware, constituting the eighth district.
        (c)  Term of office and compensation.--The members of the
     commission shall hold office for terms of eight years each and
     may continue to hold office for a period of time not to exceed
     six months or until a successor is appointed and qualified,
     whichever occurs first. A member of the commission appointed to
     fill a vacancy for a period of four years or less may be
     eligible for appointment to a full eight-year term. A member of
     the commission who serves a full eight-year term or fills a
     vacancy for a period of more than four years shall not be
     eligible for reappointment to the commission until a period of
     eight years expires. Commissioners shall receive no compensation
     for their services, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses.
        (d)  Vacancies.--Upon the death, resignation or removal from
     office of any person so appointed, the Governor shall appoint a
     competent person to serve for the unexpired term as provided in
     subsection (a).
     (Dec. 19, 1996, P.L.1442, No.184, eff. 60 days)

        2002 Partial Repeal.  Section 4 of Act 231 of 2002 provided
     that section 301 is repealed insofar as it relates to the
     consent required by the Senate to appointments by the Governor.
        1996 Amendment.  Act 184 amended subsec. (c). Section 9 of
     Act 184 provided that the amendment of subsec. (c) shall not
     apply to a current member of the Pennsylvania Game Commission
     until the member completes the term being served on the
     effective date of Act 184.
        Special Provisions in Appendix.  See section 5 of Act 93 of
     1986 in the appendix to this title for transition provisions.