1923 Pa. Laws 386, No. 228, art. 7, § 704(a)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Pennsylvania | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T14:09:32Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T17:04:16Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T04:19:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1923 | |
| dc.description.abstract | . . . It is unlawful to hunt for, or catch or take or kill or wound, or attempt to catch or take or kill or wound, game of any kind, excepting raccoons, through the use of what is commonly known as an automatic gun or an automatic firearm of any kind, or a swivel gun or an air-rifle or the apparatus known as a silencer, or from an automobile or vehicle or boat or craft of any kind propelled by any mechanical power. . . | |
| dc.description.lawtext | It is unlawful for any person to shoot at or to shoot for game unless the same is plainly visible to him, or to dig, cut, or smoke live game out of its den or place of refuge. It is unlawful to hunt for, or catch or take or kill or wound, or attempt to catch or take or kill or wound, game of any kind, excepting raccoons, through the use of what is commonly known as an automatic gun or an automatic firearm of any kind, or a swivel gun or an air-rifle or the apparatus known as a silencer, or from an automobile or vehicle or boat or craft of any kind propelled by any mechanical power, or to set, lay, or prepare for use or to use any trap, snare, net, birdlime, deerlick, pitfall, turkey blind, turkey call or turkey pen, or to make use of or to take advantage of any artificial light, battery, or other contrivance or device, or to make use of any method or device not specifically permitted by this act, for the purpose of catching or taking or wounding or killing game. | |
| dc.description.summary | The law prohibited hunting game using automatic firearms, air rifles, silencers, motor vehicles or boats, artificial lights, and various traps or other devices, with an exception for raccoon hunting. It also prohibited shooting game unless it was plainly visible and banned methods such as smoking or digging animals out of their dens. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/5083 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_General_Assembly_of_the_Comm/B5FKAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=pennsylvania+laws&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | HUNTING REGULATION | |
| dc.subject | MACHINE GUN RESTRICTION | |
| dc.subject | SUPPRESSORS | |
| dc.subject | HUNTING REGULATION | |
| dc.title | 1923 Pa. Laws 386, No. 228, art. 7, § 704(a) |