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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 145 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 145.21 - Deputy wildlife conservation officer hearing procedure

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(a) Deputy wildlife conservation officers
				  will not be dismissed from Commission service without first being granted an
				  opportunity for a hearing, unless the hearing is waived by the Deputy whose
				  dismissal is proposed.
(b) A Deputy
				  wildlife conservation officer who is suspended and recommended for dismissal on
				  the grounds of negligence, disregard of duties, conduct unbecoming an officer,
				  unsatisfactory work or indiscreet act will be cited for a hearing and dismissal
				  on the grounds of inefficiency, indiscretion or insubordination.
(c) Charges against a Deputy wildlife
				  conservation officer for reason of negligence, disregard of duties, conduct
				  unbecoming an officer, unsatisfactory work or indiscreet act may be brought by
				  a superior officer, in writing, and filed with the Director.
(d) When charges are filed, the Director will
				  promptly transmit a copy of the written charges to the Deputy, with notice the
				  Deputy may file a written answer. A hearing shall be requested within 30 days
				  from the date the charges are mailed to the Deputy. If no written request for a
				  hearing is received within the 30-day period, the Deputy's commission will be
				  recalled and the Deputy will be dismissed.
(e) If a hearing is requested, the Director
				  will appoint a member of the staff as hearing officer to hear the charges.
				  Hearings conducted under this subchapter are considered disciplinary matters
				  and will be closed to the public.
(f) The hearing officer will give written
				  notice to the Deputy charged of the hearing time, including notice that he may
				  appear in person, with or without counsel, and that he and his witnesses will
				  be heard. Hearings will be held at the central office of the Commission, except
				  when deemed in the best interest of the Commission by the hearing
				  officer.
(g) The hearing officer is
				  not required to follow technical rules of evidence or court
				  procedure.
(h) At the conclusion of
				  the hearing, the hearing officer will make findings and conclusions, including
				  a recommendation for dismissal or reinstatement of the person charged, and
				  certify the same to the Director.
(i) The Director will review the findings of
				  the hearing officer and decide the matter within 30 days of the hearing's
				  conclusion.
The provisions of this §
												145.21 issued under The Game Law
						(34
						P. S. §
													1311.101-1311.1502) (Repealed);
						and the Game and Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													101-2965.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 147.1 - Scope

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(a) This chapter
				  regulates the activities of persons who apply for, receive or conduct
				  activities under the authority of a permit issued under the act or this part
				  and of persons who are excluded from basic permit requirements under section
				  2965 of the act (relating to exclusions), but who shall comply with animal care
				  and public safety requirements of the act and this part.
(b) A holder of a permit shall keep a record
				  of transactions on a form provided by the Commission in accordance with the
				  instructions provided. A permittee shall answer, without evasion, questions
				  that may be asked by a representative or officer of the Commission relative to
				  ownership of a bird or mammal or part thereof, found in the permittee's
				  possession or under the permittee's control, or which has passed through the
				  permittee's hands.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 147.2 - General

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(a) In addition to
				  definitions in sections 102 and 2961 of the act (relating to definitions), the
				  following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following
				  meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Exotic
				  wildlife
-Members of the family Felidae except those species commonly
				  called house cats and members of the family Canidae except those licensed by
				  the Department of Agriculture.
Field trial/hunt test
-A club, group or
					 organization of ten or more dog owners/handlers participating in the actual
					 performance of sporting dogs in one of the following events advertised and
					 registered with AKC, UKC, NAHRA or the NAVHDA:
(i) Member trial.
(ii) Licensed trial.
(iii) Sanctioned trial.
Nationally recognized circus
-A large
					 public entertainment, typically presented in one or more very large tents or in
					 an outdoor or indoor arena, featuring a number of acts including exhibitions of
					 pageantry, feats of skill and daring, performing animals and clowns and
					 performing on a regular basis throughout, at a minimum, a region of the United
					 States.
Propagate
-Causing game or wildlife to
					 reproduce under captive conditions.
Zoological park or garden
-A park-like
					 arena in which live animals are kept in cages or large enclosures for public
					 exhibition.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 147.3 - Reinspection fee

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If equipment or a facility fails to meet the standards
					 required in this chapter, a fee of $50 will be charged for a subsequent
					 inspection.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 147.4 - Penal provisions

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A person who fails or neglects to conform with this
					 chapter, or violates a provision of this chapter, is subject to penalties in
					 the act. Each infraction constitutes a separate offense.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter B - BIRD BANDING › Section 147.21 - General

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(a) When conducting
				  activities granted by a bird banding permit, it is unlawful to fail or neglect
				  to:
(1) Transfer injured birds to a licensed
				  rehabilitator or dispose of the bird as directed by an officer of the
				  Commission.
(2) Report dead birds
				  to an officer of the Commission within 72 hours for disposition as
				  directed.
(3) Mark a trap, net or
				  device with the bander's name, address and permit number.
(4) Release birds as soon as they have been
				  identified and banded and the required data is recorded.
(5) Remove birds from the trapping site
				  except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter C - COLLECTING › Section 147.41 - General

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When conducting activities granted by a collecting permit,
					 it is unlawful to fail or neglect to:
(1) Mark a trap or device with the
				  permittee's name, address and permit number.
(2) Transfer injured, nontargeted wildlife to
				  a licensed rehabilitator or a Commission officer for disposition.
(3) Report dead nontarget wildlife within 72
				  hours to a Commission officer for disposition.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter D - DISABLED PERSONS › Section 147.61 - Permits for certain disabled persons to use a vehicle

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When exercising the privileges granted by a permit issued
					 under authority of section 2923(a) of the act (relating to disabled person
					 permits), it is unlawful to fail or neglect to comply with the following:
(1) If the firearm is loaded, the
				  vehicle shall be off the right-of-way of a public highway and shall be at a
				  complete stop with the motor turned off.
(2) No more than one firearm may be loaded in
				  either chamber or magazine at one time.
(3) Only the permittee may discharge the
				  firearm.
(4) Other provisions of
				  the act and this part, including license requirements, that apply to hunting in
				  general apply to hunting under this permit.
(5) This permit is subject to Federal
				  regulations which prohibit taking migratory game birds-waterfowl, woodcock,
				  snipe, rails, doves and gallinules-from or by use of a sinkbox, motor-driven
				  conveyance, motor vehicle or aircraft.
(6) This permit does not authorize possession
				  of a pistol or revolver contrary to
				  18 Pa.C.S. §§
											101-9183 (relating to the Crimes
				  Code).
(7) This permit is valid to
				  hunt only during established hunting hours.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter E - ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES › Section 147.81 - Scope

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(a) The permit will
				  only be issued if it can be established that the possession of the endangered
				  species will enhance the species as a whole.
(b) It is unlawful to fail or neglect to
				  follow instructions or directions given on the permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.101 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Allowable take
-The total number of Arctic
					 Peregrine Falcons authorized by the Untited States Fish and Wildlife Service to
					 be taken from the wild within this Commonwealth during a given permit year.
Bate
-Attempt to fly.
Eyas
-A young bird not yet capable of
					 flight.
Facilities
-Equipment and shelters
					 necessary to protect and train raptors.
Falconry
-The wild capture, husbandry and
					 training of raptors for the pursuit of wildlife, and the hunting of wildlife
					 with raptors.
Hacking
-The controlled release of a
					 raptor to the wild.
Hybrid
-Any bird that results from a cross
					 of genetic material between two separate taxa when one or both are listed in
					 50 CFR
					 10.13 (relating to list of migratory birds)
					 and any progeny of those birds.
Imprint
-For the purposes of falconry, a
					 bird that is hand-raised in isolation from the sight of other raptors until it
					 has fledged. An imprinted bird is considered to be so for its entire lifetime.
Nestlings
or
eyases
-Young
					 raptors not yet capable of flight.
Passage birds
-
(i) Raptors in their first year of life,
				  postfledging and possessing no more than two adult feathers.
(ii) A Golden Eagle taken as a juvenile must
				  possess at least one subadult feather when it is taken from the wild.
Raptors
-Live migratory birds of the order
Falconiformes
or the order
Strigiformes
including the Bald Eagle-
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
-and the
					 Golden Eagle-
Aquila chrysaetos
, wherever its place of origin,
					 whether or not raised in captivity or a hybrid of those species.
Sponsor
-The holder of a general or master
					 falconry permit with at least 2 years experience as a general class falconer,
					 who has accepted the responsibility for the conduct and training of an
					 apprentice falconer.
Take
-In addition to the definition in
					 section 102 of the act (relating to definitions), the term also includes the
					 purchase or acquisition of a raptor for the purpose of falconry.
Transfer
-The term includes barter, sale,
					 purchase, loan or gift, of a raptor excluding the temporary holding as provided
					 in this subchapter.
The provisions of this §
												147.101 amended under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													322(c)(8),
						2102(a) and
						2901(b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.102 - Application, examination and fees

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(a)
Application
. Applications for falconry permits issued under
				  this subchapter shall be made through the regional office on the appropriate
				  form provided by the Commission.
(1)
				  Applications will only be accepted from persons who possess a valid hunting
				  license or qualify for license and fee exemptions under section 2706 of the act
				  (relating to license and fee exemptions).
(2) Applications must include the name,
				  address and telephone number of the applicant, a photocopy of the applicant's
				  valid Pennsylvania hunting license and a nonrefundable examination fee of $25.
(3) An applicant who is 17 years
				  of age or younger is additionally required to have a parent or legal guardian
				  co-sign the application and assume legal responsibility for the applicant's
				  falconry activities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.103 - Classes

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(a)
Apprentice
. Permittees of the apprentice class shall be
				  subject to the following requirements and limitations:
(1) Permittees shall be 12 years of age or
				  older.
(2) Permittees shall be
				  sponsored, at all times, by a Pennsylvania general or master class falconry
				  permit holder who has at least 2 years experience as a general class falconer.
				  If a permittee's sponsorship is withdrawn or lost for any reason, the permittee
				  shall provide written notification of the loss to the Commission within 5 days
				  and shall be required to replace the sponsorship within 15 days.
(3) A first year permittee of this class may
				  take and possess only one raptor with no replacement during the first permit
				  year. Other permittees of this class may take and possess only one raptor with
				  only one replacement during each permit year.
(4) Permittees are limited to taking and
				  possessing only wild passage (no eyases) raptors of the following species:
(i) American Kestrel (
Falco
				  sparverius
).
(ii)
				  Red-tailed Hawk (
Buteo jamaicensis
).
(5) Permittees are required to trap their
				  first passage raptor under the direct supervision of a Pennsylvania general or
				  master class falconry permit holder.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.104 - Shelter, care and protection

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(a)
Housing
. Any raptor possessed under a falconry permit shall be
				  housed in a permanent indoor or outdoor facility that provides humane and
				  healthful living conditions, including suitable protection from the
				  environment, predators and disturbance.
(1)
Size
. Housing facilities must be large enough to afford the
				  permittee easy access to provide for the care and feeding of raptors housed
				  within. Each raptor must have an area large enough to allow it to fly if it is
				  untethered or, if tethered, to fully extend its wings and bate without damaging
				  its feathers or contacting other raptors.
(2)
Containment
. Housing
				  facilities must be totally enclosed and of a design, strength, quality and
				  condition to provide for the adequate containment of any raptor housed within
				  and exclusion of any predators from without. If two or more raptors are housed
				  in the same housing facilities, each raptor shall be separated from other
				  raptors by partitioning walls or suitable tethering. Compatible raptors may be
				  housed together.
(3)
Protection
. Housing facilities must provide areas of refuge
				  that provide adequate protection from excessive sun, wind, inclement weather
				  and disturbance to any raptor housed within.
(4)
Perches
. Housing
				  facilities must provide a suitable perch for each raptor housed
				  within.
(5)
Sunlight
. Housing facilities must provide at least one opening
				  or window to permit the admission of sunlight. The opening or window must be
				  protected on the inside with visible bars spaced narrower than the width of the
				  raptor's body to deter in flight impacts.
(6)
Cleaning and drainage
.
				  Housing facilities must be of a design and condition to permit easy cleaning
				  and adequate drainage.
(7)
Transportation
. Raptors may be transported to and from their
				  permanent or temporary housing facilities provided they have a suitable perch
				  and protection from extreme temperatures, wind and excessive
				  disturbance.
(8)
Temporary
				  housing
. Raptors may be housed outside of their permanent housing
				  facilities, provided they have a suitable perch and protection from extreme
				  temperatures, wind and excessive disturbance for a period not to exceed 30 days
				  without additional authorization from the Commission. Permittees are required
				  to notify the district wildlife conservation officer within 5 days of the
				  commencement of use of a temporary housing facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.105a - Resident falconers

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Taking restrictions for resident falconers are as
					 follows:
(1) A valid falconry permit
				  is required prior to obtaining a raptor.
(2) Eyases may only be taken by a General or
				  Master falconer. No more than two wild eyases may be taken by a permittee per
				  permit year. A permittee may not take the last remaining eyas from the
				  nest.
(3) A raptor, other than an
				  endangered or threatened species, taken under a depredation permit or
				  rehabilitated by a licensed rehabilitator determined to be unfit for return to
				  the wild, may, with written authorization of the Commission, be used by
				  falconers as long as they do not exceed limits set by its classification and
				  this subchapter.
(4) A bal-chatri
				  type live trap, other live traps and nets may be used to take raptors if they
				  are used in a manner that minimizes the danger of injuring the
				  raptor.
(5) Owners of escaped
				  raptors that are banded as required by §
										147.107a (relating to marking of
				  certain raptors) may recapture the banded raptors.
(6) Permittees may take no more than two
				  raptors from the wild during any given permit year for replacement or other
				  purposes regardless of their permit quota allowances.
The provisions of this §
												147.105a issued under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													2102(a) and
						2901(b).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												147.106a (relating to nonresident
						falconers); and 58 Pa. Code §
												147.111b (relating to Arctic
						Peregrine Falcon limited take special
						permit).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.106a - Nonresident falconers

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(a)
Temporary importation
. A nonresident may temporarily import
				  raptors into this Commonwealth for the purpose of attending a falconry meeting
				  or to hunt, provided the possession and importation of the raptors is in
				  compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. The
				  temporary importation may not exceed 30 days without additional authorization
				  from the Commission.
(b)
Permanent importation
. A nonresident who moves into this
				  Commonwealth for the purpose of becoming a resident may permanently import
				  raptors into this Commonwealth provided the following conditions are met:
(1) Possession and importation of the raptors
				  is otherwise in compliance with applicable State and Federal laws and
				  regulations.
(2) Establishes
				  permanent housing facilities for the raptors that meet or exceed the
				  requirements of §
											147.104 (relating to shelter, care
				  and protection) within 30 days of importation.
(3) Obtain a Pennsylvania falconry permit no
				  later than 60 days after relocation into this Commonwealth. A relocating
				  nonresident is eligible to receive a Pennsylvania falconry permit of the same
				  or equivalent classification. The falconry permit issued by the former state of
				  residence will be deemed the nonresident's temporary authority to possess and
				  exercise imported raptors until the Pennsylvania permit is issued. This
				  temporary authority may not be construed to permit the taking of additional
				  raptors from the wild in this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.107a - Marking of certain raptors

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(a)
Banding
. Raptors used for falconry purposes shall be banded as
				  follows:
(1)
Wildlife
				  raptors
. The following raptors taken from the wild shall be marked
				  immediately upon capture by a permanent, numbered, nonreusable band supplied by
				  the Commission:
(i) Peregrine Falcons
				  (
Falco peregrinus
).
(ii) Goshawks (
Accipiter
				  gentilis
).
(iii)
				  Gryfalcons (
Falco rusticolus
).
(iv) Harris's Hawks (
Parabuteo
				  unicinctus
).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.108a - Reporting requirements

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(a)
Raptor acquisition, transfer or disposition report
. Permittees
				  shall complete and submit a Form 3-186A (Migratory Bird Acquisition and
				  Disposition Report) to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and forward
				  a copy to the Bureau of Wildlife Protection within 5 days for the following
				  types of transactions or events:
(1) The
				  acquisition of a raptor taken from the wild or received by transfer from
				  another person.
(2) The loss of a
				  raptor previously held through release, escape, theft or death.
(3) The transfer of a raptor to another
				  person.
(4) The banding or
				  rebanding of any raptor which requires banding.
(5) The loss or removal of banding from any
				  raptor that does not presently require banding.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.109a - Hunting and training with raptors

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(a) Permittees may only hunt wildlife through
				  the use of raptors in accordance with the requirements of the act and this
				  part.
(b) Permittees may train
				  raptors on propagated game birds during the period August 1 to March 31,
				  inclusive, and are subject to the following conditions:
(1) Quarry shall be released either by hand
				  or by means of electronic, spring or box holding devices.
(2) Game birds released shall be obtained
				  from a licensed propagator.
(3)
				  Released game birds which escape shall be considered wild birds, and no further
				  attempt may be made to pursue them except during the open season for hunting
				  small game.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.110b - Educational use of raptors

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(a)
Falconry and raptor lectures
. General or Master class
				  permittees may engage in noncommercial educational lecture activities using
				  live raptors subject to the following conditions:
(1) The educational lecture activities shall
				  be focused on the natural history of raptors, the conservation of raptors, the
				  sport of falconry and other related topics.
(2) Raptors used in educational lecture
				  activities may not have physical contact with members of the audience or
				  general public.
(3) Raptors used in
				  educational lecture activities shall be maintained either tethered and on the
				  permittee's gloved hand or in a transport carrier. No flight is
				  permitted.
(4) The permittee may
				  not receive any form of compensation for the lecture.
(5) The permittee is encouraged, but not
				  required, to notify the regional office in advance of conducting any scheduled
				  educational lecture activities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.111b - Arctic Peregrine Falcon limited take special permit

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(a)
Purpose.
This permit is
				  intended to permit the limited take of the Arctic Peregrine Falcon
				  (
Falco peregrinus tundrius
) solely for use in the practice of
				  falconry.
(b)
Application.
(1)
				  Applications for the Arctic Peregrine Falcon limited take special permit issued
				  under this section shall be made on PGC-12 (Special Permit/Examination
				  Request-Application).
(2)
				  Applications shall be completed in full and include a copy of the applicant's
				  falconry permit, Pennsylvania hunting license and a nonrefundable application
				  fee of $25.
(3) Applications shall
				  be sent directly to the Special Permits Enforcement Division in
				  Harrisburg.
(4) Applications will
				  be accepted beginning May 1 and must be submitted no later than July 31 to be
				  eligible for the drawing for that permit year.
(5) Only one application per eligible
				  falconer may be submitted during each permit year. If more than one application
				  is submitted by an eligible falconer, the applications submitted by the
				  applicant will be rejected and the applicant will be ineligible for that year's
				  drawing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter F - FALCONRY › Section 147.112a - Violations

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The Director may deny, revoke or suspend any permit for any
					 violation of this subchapter upon written notice to the permittee.
The provisions of this §
												147.112a issued under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													2102(a) and
						2901(b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter H - PROTECTED SPECIMEN › Section 147.141 - Sale of wildlife and wildlife parts

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(a) Wildlife or parts of wildlife
				  accidentally killed on the highway or by other causes, illegally taken, shot
				  for crop damage or live deer removed from the wild, may be sold to a person
				  under the following minimum fee schedule:
(1)
				  Deer antlers-$10 per point.
(2)
				  Deer cape-to include entire hide-$25.
(3) Doe or spike buck head and
				  hide-$25.
(4) Fawn
				  deer-$75.
(5) Any live
				  deer-$150.
(6) Deer hide
				  only-$5.
(7) Pheasant, grouse,
				  quail, squirrel, rabbit, hare, woodchuck, mink, muskrat, opossum, skunk, weasel
				  and raccoon-$25.
(8) Other small
				  mammals-$25.
(9) Turkey, beaver and
				  fox-$50.
(10) Bobcat, otter and
				  fisher-$100.
(11) Bears-minimum of
				  $100.
(12) Cow or spike elk head
				  and hide-$100.
(13) Elk cape-to
				  include entire head-$100 plus $20 per point.
(14) Elk antlers-$20 per point.
(15) Elk hide-$25.
(16) Live elk-minimum of $100.
(17) Any other species may be sold at public
				  auction or through sealed bid.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter H - PROTECTED SPECIMEN › Section 147.142 - Wildlife disposition

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(a)
Consumption permit.
The Commission, in its sole discretion,
				  may issue a consumption permit to a resident of this Commonwealth to authorize
				  the possession and consumption of the edible portions of any wildlife carcass.
				  A permit issued under this subsection will be valid for a period not to exceed
				  120 days from the date of issuance. The whole, or any part of any wildlife
				  possessed under this subsection, may not be transferred to another person nor
				  may any edible portion be removed from the possessor's place of residence for
				  any purpose other than processing. Inedible portions of any wildlife possessed
				  under this subsection shall be surrendered to the Commission or disposed of in
				  a manner directed by the Commission.
(1)
General procedures.
Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
				  (2), a person shall contact the Commission to obtain a paper consumption permit
				  prior to taking possession of the carcass of any wildlife.
(2)
Special procedures for deer and
				  turkey accidentally killed by a motor vehicle
. A person is authorized
				  to take immediate possession of the carcass of a deer or turkey evidently
				  killed accidentally by a motor vehicle and transport it to a place of
				  safekeeping within this Commonwealth. A person taking possession of a deer or
				  turkey carcass under this paragraph shall contact the Commission to obtain a
				  permit number within 24 hours after having taken possession of the deer or
				  turkey carcass. The issued permit number itself shall be considered a valid
				  permit for the purposes of authorizing the continued possession of the edible
				  portions of the deer or turkey carcass.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter H - PROTECTED SPECIMEN › Section 147.143 - Transfer of lawful possession of abandoned venison

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(a)
Definition.
Abandoned venison
-Venison which remains
					 unclaimed by the lawful owner at a butcher shop for longer than 10 days after
					 the lawful owner has been notified by the butcher or an employe that the
					 venison is dressed and ready to be picked up.
(b)
Procedure for transfer of lawful
				  possession of abandoned venison.
(1)
				  Lawful possession of abandoned venison may be transferred to any resident of
				  this Commonwealth who is in possession of a valid permit to possess deer
				  (PGC-90-LE) provided that:
(i) Prior to a
				  transfer of possession of abandoned venison the butcher or an employe has
				  notified the lawful owner of the venison in the butcher shop by United States
				  registered mail to the person's last known address of the intent to dispose of
				  the venison.
(ii) The notification
				  gives the lawful owner of the venison 30 days to claim the venison and pay to
				  the butcher the standard labor fee for preparing the venison for
				  consumption.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter H - PROTECTED SPECIMEN › Section 147.144 - Transfer of lawful possession of abandoned venison to food banks

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Lawful possession of abandoned venison may be transferred
					 to a food bank by a butcher after proper notification to the lawful owner of
					 the venison as set forth in §
										147.143(b)
					 (relating to transfer of lawful possession of abandoned venison). Food banks or
					 persons who receive venison from a food bank are not required to possess a
					 permit to possess deer (PGC-90-LE), however, the report to the wildlife
					 conservation officer as set forth in § 147.143(b) shall be
					 made.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												147.145 (relating to unlawful
						acts).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter H - PROTECTED SPECIMEN › Section 147.145 - Unlawful acts

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A person who transfers possession or takes possession of
					 abandoned venison from a butcher shop contrary to §§
										147.143(b) and
					 147.144 (relating to transfer of
					 lawful possession of abandoned venison; and transfer of lawful possession of
					 abandoned venison to food banks) shall be subject to the penalties in section
					 2312(d) of the act (relating to buying and selling game).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter H - PROTECTED SPECIMEN › Section 147.146 - Sale of inedible wildlife parts

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(a) Wildlife lawfully taken within this
				  Commonwealth that has been mounted, tanned or completely prepared for study or
				  display in accordance with generally accepted taxidermy procedures may be sold
				  if one of the following conditions is met:
(1) The original owner is deceased.
(2) The original owner's assets are being
				  liquidated.
(3) The original
				  owner's specimen is determined to be unclaimed as provided for in subsection
				  (b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter I - REGULATED HUNTING GROUNDS › Section 147.161 - General

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(a) Hungarian
				  Partridges may be released on regulated hunting grounds under the same
				  restrictions and conditions as those species named in section 2928 of the act
				  (relating to regulated hunting grounds permits).
(b) Signs required in section 2928(c) of the
				  act shall:
(1) Set forth the purpose for which
				  the area is intended.
(2) Warn the
				  intruder that hunting without proper permission is prohibited.
(3) Contain other pertinent information the
				  permittee deems necessary.
(4) Be
				  displayed so they are visible to an intruder.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter J - FUR DEALER › Section 147.181 - General

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(a) A shipment of
				  furs exported from this Commonwealth shall have a tag or label attached in
				  accordance with instructions given with or on the tag or label.
(b) A copy of the tag or label shall be
				  submitted to the Commission's Harrisburg Office within 5 working days of the
				  shipment.
(c) A shipment of furs
				  not in compliance with this subchapter constitutes a separate
				  offense.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter K - PROPAGATING › Section 147.201 - General

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(a) The Commission
				  will not exercise its powers to impose propagating permit restrictions upon the
				  breeders of purely aviary species of pheasants, since the birds are not found
				  in a wild state in this Commonwealth.
(b) A propagating permit is required to cover
				  pheasants ordinarily used forshooting and restocking purposes, including all
				  breeds of Chinese, Japanese, Formosan and Mongolian Ringneck pheasant, the
				  English Blackneck, Melanistic Mutant and the Versi color pheasants. Other
				  pheasants may be propagated for commercial purposes without a propagating
				  permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter K - PROPAGATING › Section 147.203 - Pens, shelters and enclosures

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(a)
				  Pens, shelters and enclosures must be:
(1)
				  Adequate to contain the wildlife to be enclosed.
(2) Covered and completely surrounded by
				  appropriate materials to confine the species being propagated and exclude
				  surrounding wildlife.
(3) Large
				  enough to provide the comfort and health of species held.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter K - PROPAGATING › Section 147.204 - Raptor propagation permits

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(a)
Scope.
The Director may issue raptor propagation permits to
				  individuals who meet the requirements in
				  16 U.S.C.A. §§
											703-711 (relating to migratory bird
				  treaty) and 50 CFR
				  21.30 (relating to raptor propagation
				  permits).
(b)
Privileges
				  authorized under permit.
Permittees may perform all activities under
				  the conditions set forth in 16 U.S.C.A. §§
											703-711 and
				  50 CFR
				  21.30.
(c)
Application for permit.
When the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has approved
				  an application for the issuance of a raptor propagation permit, the approval,
				  along with copies of documents submitted by the applicant, shall be forwarded
				  to the Director for review and approval. If it is determined by the Director
				  that the applicant meets the requirements in
				  16 U.S.C.A. §§
											703-711 and
				  50 CFR
				  21.30, and the issuance of the permit will
				  not adversely affect the wildlife resources of the Commonwealth, a raptor
				  propagation permit may be issued to the applicant.
(d)
Permit fee.
The permit
				  fee is $100 annually.
(e)
Permit period.
Permits shall be issued for the time period
				  designated as the fiscal year for the Commonwealth. There is no reduced fee for
				  a permit issued for less than 1 year.
(f)
Reports required by
				  permittee.
Copies of reports required of the permittee in
				  16 U.S.C.A. §§
											703-711 and
				  50 CFR
				  21.30 shall be forwarded to the
				  Director.
(g)
Permit
				  renewal.
Application for the renewal shall be made on a form furnished
				  by the Commission. The renewal application, along with the prescribed fee in
				  the form of a check or money order made payable to the Game Commission, shall
				  be forwarded to the Director at least 2 weeks in advance of the expiration date
				  of the existing permit.
(h)
Penalties.
A person violating this section shall, upon
				  conviction, be sentenced to the penalty prescribed in the act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter K - PROPAGATING › Section 147.205 - Stock used for propagation

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Stock used for the propagation of wild birds and wild
					 animals, except raptors, may not be birds or animals which have been removed
					 from the wild. Parent birds and animals shall be secured from a person holding
					 a valid wildlife propagation permit, the Commission or be legally imported into
					 this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter L - PERMITS RELATING TO DOGS › Section 147.221 - General

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(a) Signs required
				  in sections 2941(e) and 2942(h) of the act (relating to dog training areas; and
				  special retriever training areas) shall be displayed so they are visible to an
				  intruder and shall:
(1) Set forth the purpose
				  for which the area is intended.
(2)
				  Warn an intruder that hunting without proper permission is
				  prohibited.
(3) Contain other
				  pertinent information the permittee deems necessary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter L - PERMITS RELATING TO DOGS › Section 147.223 - Permits for dog trials on privately-owned lands

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(a) Applications for permits to hold dog
				  trials or meets on privately-owned lands shall be made in writing on Commission
				  forms at least 30 days in advance of the requested trial dates to the regional
				  office under whose jurisdiction the lands are located.
(b) Applications for permits to hold trial
				  for retrieving dogs on privately-owned land shall be made in writing on
				  Commission forms at least 30 days in advance of the requested trial dates to
				  the regional office under whose jurisdiction the lands are located.
(c) Applications for permits for dog trials
				  not received at least 30 days in advance of the trial dates are subject to
				  disapproval.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter M - EXOTIC WILDLIFE DEALER › Section 147.241 - Scope

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(a)
General.
This subchapter relates to the housing and care of
				  exotic wildlife, as defined in section 2961 of the act (relating to
				  definitions), and public protection from wildlife which is being held or
				  transported by exotic wildlife dealers.
(b)
Confinement.
It is
				  unlawful to maintain exotic wildlife in confinement in an unsanitary or unsafe
				  condition, or in a manner which results in maltreatment, mistreatment or
				  neglect. No species of exotic wildlife may be confined in a pen, cage or
				  enclosure which does not meet minimum specifications in this subchapter. An
				  animal may not be chained or tethered, or otherwise impeded from moving freely
				  within an enclosure unless otherwise indicated on the permit.
(c)
Housing.
Exotic wildlife
				  maintained under section 2962 of the act (relating to exotic wildlife dealer
				  permits) shall be housed in a safe and sanitary manner. Failure to provide
				  sanitary surroundings or failure to adequately protect the public from exotic
				  wildlife is a violation of this subchapter.
(d)
Bill of sale.
It is
				  unlawful for a person to deal in exotic wildlife, except as provided in this
				  subchapter, without a bill of sale or other documentary evidence showing the
				  name and address of the supplier.
(e)
Permit required.
It is
				  unlawful for a dealer to sell exotic wildlife to a person who does not have a
				  permit required in Subchapter N (relating to exotic wildlife
				  possession).
(f)
Permit.
A separate exotic wildlife dealer permit shall be
				  required for each business location or facility.
(g)
Experience required.
A
				  new applicant for an exotic wildlife dealer permit shall provide documentation
				  of at least 2 years experience of hands-on work with the designated species,
				  including care, feeding, handling, training and husbandry. This experience
				  shall be from a recognized/approved facility and the owner, manager or licensee
				  of this facility shall provide a letter of reference.
The provisions of this §
												147.241 amended under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §
													2901.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter M - EXOTIC WILDLIFE DEALER › Section 147.242 - Safety

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(a) Cage
				  construction shall be sufficiently strong to contain exotic wildlife and
				  protect the animals from injury from other specimens held. A cage considered
				  unsafe by Commission personnel shall be reconstructed as directed.
				  Reconstruction shall be completed and approved within 10 days after official
				  notification, or before new animals are placed in the cage.
(b) It is unlawful to exhibit exotic wildlife
				  to the public, except a private showing for prospective customers or personal
				  friends.
(c) Exotic wildlife may
				  not be removed from cages or directly exposed to the public.
The provisions of this §
												147.242 issued under the act of
						June 3, 1937 (P. L. 1225, No. 316) (34 P. S. §§
													1311.101-1311.1502) (Repealed); and Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													101-2965.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												147.262 (relating to
						restrictions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter M - EXOTIC WILDLIFE DEALER › Section 147.243 - Sanitation

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(a)
Sanitation.
Exotic wildlife maintained under this section
				  shall be kept in a sanitary manner.
(b)
Water.
Clean, fresh
				  water shall be provided daily. Water containers shall be cleaned and
				  disinfected daily.
(c)
Food.
Food shall be kept in a manner to prevent spoilage or
				  contamination.
(d)
Waste.
Fecal and food waste shall be removed from cages and
				  dens daily, and disposed of or stored in a manner to prevent noxious odors or
				  attraction of insects or vermin. Hard floors shall be scrubbed and disinfected,
				  at least weekly. Large pens with dirt floors shall be raked every 3 days, and
				  the waste removed.
(e)
Drainage and pools.
Cages and pens shall be designed to
				  provide adequate drainage of the enclosure. Standing water may not be allowed
				  except in the case of species requiring water for wading, submersing or
				  swimming. Pools provided for exotic wildlife shall be cleaned as often as
				  needed to ensure good water quality.
(f)
General requirements.
Procedures for sanitation, water disposal and proper disposition of feces and
				  other waste material shall be in compliance with the requirements of local,
				  State or Federal authorities.
The provisions of this §
												147.243 issued under the act of
						June 3, 1937 (P. L. 1225, No. 316) (34 P. S. §§
													1311.101-1311.1502) (Repealed); and Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													101-2965.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												147.262 (relating to
						restrictions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter M - EXOTIC WILDLIFE DEALER › Section 147.244 - Housing

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(a)
Specifications.
Minimum pen specifications and caging
				  requirements for captive exotic wildlife are as follows:
(1) A cage or enclosure shall be covered at
				  the top to prevent escape.
(2) A
				  cage or enclosure shall be provided with bedding required for the animal's
				  comfort and to protect them from inclement weather. A suitable shield for
				  protection against the hot rays of the sun shall be provided on outside
				  enclosures. If the natural climate of wildlife held differs from the climate of
				  the area where the dealer's facility is located, provisions shall be made to
				  adjust holding conditions to natural habitat.
(3) A cage shall have a secure locking device
				  and shall be key locked or padlocked.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter M - EXOTIC WILDLIFE DEALER › Section 147.245 - Acquisition and disposal

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(a) Exotic
				  wildlife shall have been lawfully taken, exported, imported, transported,
				  retained and possessed.
(b) Records
				  shall be maintained of acquisitions and disposals of exotic wildlife as well as
				  exotic wildlife born on the premises. Records shall be in ink, written in
				  English and include the full name and address of the person with whom a
				  transaction is conducted. Records shall be available for inspection by
				  Commission personnel at reasonable hours. Entries shall be made on the day of
				  transaction.
The provisions of this §
												147.245 issued under The Game Law
						(34
						P. S. §§
													1311.101-1311.1502)
						(Repealed); and the Game and Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													101-2965.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												147.262 (relating to
						restrictions).