HB 2119 — An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for killing game or wildlife to protect property.

PRINTER'S NO.   2740

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2119
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY E. NELSON, BANTA, COOK, PICKETT, KUZMA, KINKEAD,
        ZIMMERMAN, STAMBAUGH, RASEL, JAMES, K.HARRIS, SMITH AND
        B. MILLER, JANUARY 7, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JANUARY 8, 2026


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing
 3      for killing game or wildlife to protect property.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Section 2121(c) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 8   § 2121.    Killing game or wildlife to protect property.
 9      * * *
10      (c)    Definition.--As used in this subchapter, the [word
11   "person" shall be limited to any person cultivating, as a
12   primary means of gaining a livelihood, any lands for general or
13   specialized crop purposes, truck farming or fruit orchard or
14   nursery being regularly maintained, as either the owner, lessee
15   or a member of the family of the owner or lessee assisting with
16   the cultivation of the land, or a domiciled member of the
17   household of the owner or lessee or an employee of the owner or
18   lessee, regularly and continuously assisting in the cultivation
 1   of the land or other person as authorized by commission permit.]
 2   term "person" means only the following:
 3          (1)   The owner or lessee of a normal agricultural
 4      operation as defined in section 2 of the act of June 10, 1982
 5      (P.L.454, No.133), referred to as the Right-to-Farm Law.
 6          (2)   A member of the family of the owner or lessee under
 7      paragraph (1) who assists with the operation.
 8          (3)   A domiciled member of the household of the owner or
 9      lessee under paragraph (1) who assists with the operation.
10          (4)   An employee of the owner or lessee under paragraph
11      (1) who regularly and continuously assists with the
12      operation.
13          (5)   Any other person as authorized by commission permit.
14      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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