It was almost six year ago the first time I wrote an article here about an expansion to Sunday hunting opportunities in the Commonwealth, and all we were getting was three measly days per year for big game species. It was over four years ago the last time I wrote about PGC’s expansion of Sunday hunting permissibility for several small game and furbearer species.
Now, as of June 30, 2025, both chambers of the PA General Assembly have passed House Bill 1431 sending it to the Governor for signature or veto. If passed, HB 1431 will entirely repeal 34 Pa.C.S. § 2303 prohibiting Sunday hunting. This would see Pennsylvania joining the 40+ other states that don’t specifically regulate Sunday hunting. Now if only we can get the same for semi-auto hunting….
You can read the full text of the Bill here, and check out this guide for help understanding the different types of text and markings in a bill.
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Published by Dillon Harris, Esq.
Dillon grew up in Kingman, Arizona. During high school he got his first exposure to the legal system, spending a summer working in the Mohave County Attorney’s Office working with attorneys and office staff in various practice areas.
Dillon attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice with specializations in Legal and Criminal Investigation, Legal and Court Justice, and Justice in Politics, Media, and Popular Culture. Throughout and immediately after college he held positions in both the Court Administration and Clerk of Superior Court departments of the Superior Court of Arizona in Coconino County where he was part of a team that was awarded the 2016 Strategic Agenda Award by the Arizona State Judiciary and the 2016 Merit Award by the Arizona Association of Counties.
Dillon graduated cum laude from Vermont Law School and passed the Uniform Bar Exam in 2020. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and Maryland and handles cases in both states dealing with firearms or general estate practice. He is also admitted to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. District Courts for the District of Maryland, the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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