Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes hunting for mitigation of deer population damage in Pennsylvania.

Highlights:

• Authorizes a farmer or an authorized agent of a farmer to kill deer or other game on their private land if they are causing damage to crops, contact the commission to report the killing, and transport the carcass to a licensed processor (Sec. 2).

• Requires the commission to develop a registry of responsible hunters to assist farmers with killing deer or other game that are causing damage on private land (Sec. 2).

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