Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter L - PERMITS RELATING TO DOGS › Section 147.222 - Permits for dog trials on Commission controlled lands

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A request for permission to hold a trial
				  for dogs on lands under the control of the Commission shall be made in writing,
				  at least 30 days in advance of the requested trial date, to the regional office
				  under whose jurisdiction the lands are located.
(b) Upon approval of an applicant's request,
				  permission to hold a trial may be granted by the issuance of a permit under the
				  signature of the Executive Director or a designee. The permit shall list
				  regulations governing the conduct of the trial and the use of the grounds for
				  those purposes.
(c) A field trial
				  may be held only during the period August 1 to April 30, excepting the regular
				  open season for hunting small game, antlered and antlerless deer. Dates for
				  national or State championship trials may be considered by the regional
				  director during closed periods.
(d)
				  A retriever trial will be permitted between June 1 and October 1 and January 15
				  until April 30 of each year. Dates for national or State championship trials
				  may be considered by the regional director during closed periods.
(e) An applicant or a designee shall meet
				  with appropriate field officers of the Commission at least 10 days prior to the
				  date of a trial to review the regulations and to assure an understanding of the
				  course location and layout.
(f) A
				  field trial shall be conducted through the use of a predetermined course
				  approved by a Commission representative.
(g) Unless otherwise approved by the
				  Executive Director or a designee, a permittee shall provide temporary, portable
				  headquarters for conducting the trial, including portable toilet facilities.
				  The facilities shall be removed upon conclusion of the event.
(h) A permittee is responsible for the
				  cleanup and removal of litter upon conclusion of the trial.
(i) Horses shall be tethered at a designated
				  area; otherwise pasturing is prohibited. Stable facilities will not be
				  furnished.
(j) Vehicles shall be
				  parked only at a designated area.
(k) Riders on horseback, including officials
				  and gallery, may not exceed 15 persons. Dependent upon ground conditions, the
				  number of riders on horseback may be further restricted.
(l) For the appropriate conduct of the
				  trials, marshals shall be required to keep the gallery in line and on course.
				  Horses with riders may not be permitted outside the marked or otherwise
				  designated trial areas.
(m) The
				  permittee shall be wholly and solely responsible for loss or damage to
				  property, bodily injury or death arising out of an operation conducted and
				  agree to hold harmless the Commission for damage, loss, claims, demands, suits,
				  costs and expenses which may be suffered by the Commission directly or
				  indirectly by reason of the use of these lands by the permittee or its
				  agent.
(n) After having been
				  advised of an infraction of the regulations governing the conduct of the trial,
				  and if the person in charge of the trial fails to correct the infractions, the
				  Executive Director or a Commission officer will have the authority to cause the
				  trial to terminate and to order the participants, with associated equipment, to
				  immediately vacate the area.
The provisions of this §
												147.222 amended under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													2102(a) and
						2901(b).