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HARRISBURG, Pa. -
Prosecutions for violations
of The Game Law and
penalties collected
established new records in
1976, according to the Game
Commission.
Last year there were 11,108
Game Law prosecutions in
the state. Penalties collected
totaled $496,624.
In 1975 there were 10,980
prosecutions for violations of
The Game Law;' and
penalties collected totaled
$453,562.
Game Commission law
enforcement officials have
noted a steady increase in
prosecutions during the last
30 years. In 1947, for
example, there were 4,036
prosecutions, and fines
assessed totaled $132,895.
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HARRISBURG, a. - The
February 15 Index of prices
received by Pennsylvania
fanners increased nearly
two per cent from the
previous month and one per
cent above a year earlier
according to the Crop
Reporting Service.
Higher prices for hay,
potatoes, apples, hogs,
lambs, broilers and eggs
more than offset lower
prices for grains, cattle,and
milk cows. The purchasing
power of prices received in
February was one per
centage point above
January, but three per
centage points below
February 1976.
Nationally, the Index of
prices received increased
two per cent from January,
but is unchanged from a year
ago. Contributing most to the
increase since mid - January
were higher prices for cattle,
broilers, hogs, soybeans,
vegetables,and cotton.
Lower prices for com and
milk were partially off
setting. The purchasing
power at the U.S. level was
two percentage points above
February 1976.
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The number of
prosecutions exceeded the
5,000 level in the early 19505,
and climbed to the 8,000 level
by 1965. Prosecutions
crossed the 9,000 mark in
1972.
While there has been a
rather steady increase in the
number of hunters afield
during the past 30 years, the
rate of increase - for ’
prosecutions is running well
ahead of the percentage
increase in hunters.
In 1947, for example, there
were some 850,000 total
licensed hunters in the state.
Today there are about 1.25
million hunters, an increase
of about 50 per cent com
pared to 1947, far less than
the approximate 275 per cent
jump in prosecutions during
the same period.
It should be noted that,
except for a few species,
Game Law fines today are
.essentially unchanged from
penalties set in 1937.
Law enforcement officials
list several reasons for the
increase in prosecutions.
The number of district and
deputy game protectors
enforcing The Game Law is
almost the same in 1977 as it
was in 1947, despite the big
increase in the number of
hunters. However, these
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officers obviously are doing
a better job; the violators
today are every bit as crafty
and evasive as they were 30'
years ago.
Better training of officers
is boosting the number of
prosecutions. The use of
better and more
sophisticated equipment,
such as state-owned vehicles
and an excellent radio
system, certainly has
helped.
But one of the most ob
vious elements in the in
crease in Game Law
prosecutions is the growing
disrespect for laws. While
officers have stepped up
efforts to inform and educate
hunters, the general
disregard for laws by more
hunters is reflected in the
rise in prosecutions.
Last year the Game
Commission revoked the
hunting and trapping license
privileges of 1,489 persons
for serious Game Law
violations. The threat of
losing one’s license seems to
be a big deterrent to many
individuals who probably
would ignore game
regulations if only a cash
penalty were imposed. The
loss of license privileges is of
major concern to offenders
apprehended by game
protectors.