Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter X - MENTORED HUNTING PROGRAM PERMIT › Section 147.804 - General

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
License
				  required
. A mentor shall possess a valid Pennsylvania hunting license
				  or qualify for license and fee exemptions under section 2706 of the act
				  (relating to resident license and fee exemptions) prior to engaging in any
				  mentored hunting activities.
(b)
Permit required
. A mentored youth or mentored adult shall
				  possess a valid applicable mentored hunting permit prior to engaging in any
				  mentored hunting activities. Purchase of a hunting license by an eligible
				  mentored youth or mentored adult shall automatically invalidate any mentored
				  permit and associated harvest tags held by same.
(c)
Species limitation
. A
				  mentored youth's or mentored adult's hunting eligibility is restricted to the
				  following species: rabbit, hare, ruffed grouse, mourning dove, bobwhite quail,
				  pheasant, crow, squirrel, porcupine, woodchuck, coyote, deer, waterfowl, bear
				  and wild turkey.
(d)
Seasons and bag limits.
A mentored youth's and mentored
				  adult's hunting eligibility is further constrained by applicable hunting
				  seasons, daily limits, field possession limits and season limits provided in
				  §
										139.4 (relating to seasons and bag
				  limits for the license year).
(e)
Applicability of junior seasons and antler restrictions.
A
				  mentored youth is eligible to hunt during any special youth hunting seasons
				  that apply to any species specified in subsection (c) and are subject to the
				  same antler restrictions that apply to junior license holders in §
										131.2 (relating to
				  definitions).
(f)
Tagging
				  requirements.
Mentored youth and mentored adults shall tag and report
				  all big game harvested in the manner provided in section 2323 of the act
				  (relating to tagging and reporting big game kills).
(g)
Transfer of an antlerless
				  license.
Notwithstanding the prohibitions in section 2711(a)(3) and
				  (5) of the act (relating to unlawful acts concerning licenses), mentors are
				  authorized to transfer antlerless licenses issued to them to an eligible
				  mentored youth who was under 7 years of age at the time of application. The
				  antlerless license shall be valid and in the possession of the mentor at all
				  times while hunting antlerless deer. The transfer of the antlerless license may
				  not occur until after the mentored youth has harvested the antlerless deer, but
				  before tagging the carcass. A mentored youth may receive by transfer no more
				  than one antlerless deer license each license year. Mentored youth who are
				  under 7 years of age at the time of application are ineligible to make direct
				  application for an antlerless license.
(h)
Transfer of a fall turkey
				  tag.
Notwithstanding the prohibitions in section 2711(a)(3) and (5) of
				  the act, mentors are authorized to transfer fall turkey tags issued to them to
				  an eligible mentored youth who was under 7 years of age at the time of
				  application. The fall turkey tag shall be valid and in the possession of the
				  mentor at all times while hunting fall turkey. The transfer of the fall turkey
				  tag may not occur until after the mentored youth has harvested the fall turkey,
				  but before tagging the carcass. A mentored youth may not receive by transfer
				  more than one fall turkey tag each license year. This provision shall not be
				  construed to authorize the transfer of a harvest tag to a mentored adult or a
				  mentored youth that was 7 years of age or older at the time of application for
				  the mentored permit.
(i)
Transfer of a Deer Management Assistance Program harvest
				  permit.
Notwithstanding the prohibitions in §
										147.676(2) and (3)
				   (relating to unlawful acts), mentors are
				  authorized to transfer Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) harvest
				  permits issued to them to an eligible mentored youth who was under 7 years of
				  age at the time of application. The DMAP harvest permit must be valid and in
				  the possession of the mentor at all times while hunting antlerless deer. The
				  transfer of the DMAP harvest permit may not occur until after the mentored
				  youth has harvested the antlerless deer, but before tagging the carcass. A
				  mentored youth may not receive by transfer more than one DMAP harvest permit
				  each license year. Mentored youth who are under 7 years of age at the time of
				  application are ineligible to make direct application for a DMAP harvest
				  permit. This provision shall not be construed to authorize the transfer of a
				  harvest tag to a mentored adult or a mentored youth that was 7 years of age or
				  older at the time of application for the mentored permit.
(j)
Transfer of an antlered deer
				  harvest tag.
Notwithstanding the prohibitions in section 2711(a)(3)
				  and (5) of the act, mentors are authorized to transfer antlered deer harvest
				  tags issued to them to a mentored youth who was under 7 years of age at the
				  time of application. The antlered deer harvest tag shall be valid and in the
				  possession of the mentor at all times while hunting antlered deer. The transfer
				  of the antlered deer harvest tag may not occur until after the mentored youth
				  has harvested the antlered deer, but before tagging the carcass. A mentored
				  youth may not receive by transfer more than one antlered deer harvest tag each
				  license year. This provision shall not be construed to authorize the transfer
				  of a harvest tag to a mentored adult or a mentored youth that was 7 years of
				  age or older at the time of application for the mentored permit.
(k)
Transfer of a spring turkey
				  harvest tag or special wild turkey harvest tag
. Notwithstanding the
				  prohibitions in section 2711(a)(3) and (5) of the act, mentors are authorized
				  to transfer spring turkey harvest tags or special wild turkey harvest tags
				  issued to them to a mentored youth who was under 7 years of age at the time of
				  application. The spring turkey harvest tag or special wild turkey harvest tag
				  shall be valid and in the possession of the mentor at all times while hunting
				  spring turkey. The transfer of the spring turkey harvest tag or special wild
				  turkey harvest tag may not occur until after the mentored youth has harvested
				  the spring turkey, but before tagging the carcass. A mentored youth may not
				  receive by transfer more than one spring turkey harvest tag or special wild
				  turkey harvest tag each license year. This provision shall not be construed to
				  authorize the transfer of a spring turkey harvest tag or special wild turkey
				  harvest tag to a mentored adult or a mentored youth that was 7 years of age or
				  older at the time of application for the mentored permit.
(l)
Application for and issuance of
				  big game harvest tags
. Except as provided as follows, mentored youth
				  and mentored adult hunting permits will be issued with an antlered deer, fall
				  turkey and spring turkey harvest tag. No harvest tags will be issued with a
				  mentored youth permit where the applicant is under 7 years of age at the time
				  of application. Mentored youth over 7 years of age at the time of application
				  and mentored adults are additionally eligible to make application for a bear
				  license, a special wild turkey license, and one antlerless deer license and as
				  many DMAP harvest permits that are within the eligibility standards and
				  limitations of these programs.
(m)
Application for and issuance of add-on licenses and permits
.
				  Mentored youth and mentored adults are exempt from requirements to obtain
				  archery and muzzleloader add-on licenses or stamps applicable to hunting
				  archery or muzzleloader seasons for any species listed in subsection (c).
				  Unless otherwise exempted by existing program standards, all mentored youth and
				  mentored adults are required to obtain migratory bird licenses and pheasant
				  permits to participate in hunting during applicable seasons for any associated
				  species listed in subsection (c).
(n)
Transfer of a bear harvest
				  tag
. Notwithstanding the prohibitions in section 2711(a)(3) and (5) of
				  the act, mentors are authorized to transfer bear harvest tags issued to them to
				  a mentored youth who was under 7 years of age at the time of application. The
				  bear harvest tag shall be valid and in the possession of the mentor at all
				  times while hunting bear. The transfer of the bear harvest tag may not occur
				  until after the mentored youth has harvested the bear, but before tagging the
				  carcass. A mentored youth may not receive by transfer more than one bear
				  harvest tag each license year. This provision shall not be construed to
				  authorize the transfer of a bear harvest tag to a mentored adult or a mentored
				  youth that was 7 years of age or older at the time of application for the
				  mentored permit.
The provisions of this §
												147.804 amended under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													2102(a),
						2701(a), 2722(g) and
						2901(b).