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This bill amends Pennsylvania's fishing and hunting license regulations to provide special low-cost annual licenses for law enforcement officers. Specifically, the bill allows the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission or county treasurers to issue annual resident fishing licenses for $1 to eligible law enforcement officers, and similarly allows the Pennsylvania Game Commission to issue hunting licenses for $1 to law enforcement officers. The bill broadly defines "law enforcement agency" to include various types of police forces such as municipal police, campus police, railroad police, airport police, and county park police. The definition of "officer" is comprehensive, encompassing employees of law enforcement agencies, Pennsylvania State Police, corrections officers, waterways patrolmen, county sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs. Both fishing and hunting license provisions require officers to provide documentation of their employment, and the commissions are authorized to create regulations implementing these new provisions. The bill will take effect 60 days after its enactment, providing a reduced-cost licensing option for law enforcement personnel across various agencies in Pennsylvania.

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