SB 1159 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, providing for the offense of use of live pigeons for target.

PRINTER'S NO.   1431

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 1159
                                                Session of
                                                  2026

     INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, COLLETT, TARTAGLIONE, SAVAL,
        COMITTA, HAYWOOD, FONTANA, L. WILLIAMS, PISCIOTTANO, KIM,
        STREET, SANTARSIERO, MASTRIANO, SCHWANK AND HUGHES,
        FEBRUARY 13, 2026

     REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and
 3      related offenses, providing for the offense of use of live
 4      pigeons for target.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 8   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 9   § 5545.1.   Use of live pigeons for target.
10      (a)   Offense defined.--A person commits a summary offense if
11   the person willfully organizes, operates, conducts or knowingly
12   permits a premises to be owned, leased or used for a contest
13   event in which live pigeons are used as targets for either
14   amusement or as a test of skill in marksmanship that are
15   launched or otherwise immediately presented to the shooter
16   either manually or with electronic or mechanical assistance from
17   a fixed location or locations within a predefined shooting
18   field.
1      (b)   Applicability.--Nothing under this section shall be
2   construed to apply to activity which is authorized or permitted
3   under 34 Pa.C.S. (relating to game), the training of dogs for
4   activity which is authorized or permitted under 34 Pa.C.S. or a
5   special permit under 58 Pa. Code Ch. 147 (relating to special
6   permits).
7      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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