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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter J - SHOOTING RANGES › Section 135.181 - Rifle and handgun ranges

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(a)
General provisions.
In addition to §
										135.2 (relating to unlawful
				  actions), the following pertain to lands under Commission ownership, lease or
				  jurisdiction designated as rifle or handgun ranges:
(1) Rifle and handgun ranges are open from 8
				  a.m., prevailing time, until sunset Monday through Saturday and from 12 noon to
				  sunset Sunday, unless otherwise posted; except the Sunday immediately preceding
				  and any Sunday throughout the duration of the regular firearms deer seasons and
				  the regular firearms bear seasons, when the hours are 8 a.m. to
				  sunset.
(2) A range may be reserved
				  for exclusive use by an organized group from January 1 through October 1.
				  Applications for a range reservation shall be made through the appropriate
				  regional director or a designee at least 20 days in advance.
(3) An individual may not use the range
				  during any period reserved by an organized group.
(4) An individual or an organized group using
				  the range is responsible for keeping the area clean and free of debris, and may
				  not discard, deposit, leave or throw litter except in approved refuse
				  containers. Range users shall remove targets from range backboards when
				  shooting is completed and prior to leaving the range.
(5) The Commission is not responsible for
				  anyone injured on the range. An individual using Commission- owned ranges does
				  so at his own risk and assumes all responsibility for injuries to a person or
				  property caused by or to him.
(6)
				  When more than one person is using the range, a range officer shall be
				  designated.
(7) An individual under
				  16 years of age may not use the range unless accompanied by a person 18 years
				  of age or older.
(8) The
				  appropriate regional director or designee may close a range by posting signs to
				  that effect. An individual or organized group may not use the range during a
				  period when it is posted as closed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter J - SHOOTING RANGES › Section 135.182a - Shotgun ranges

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(a)
Shotgun ranges.
In addition to §
										135.2 (relating to unlawful
				  actions), the following pertain to lands under Commission ownership, lease or
				  jurisdiction designated as shotgun ranges:
(1)
				  Shotgun ranges are open for use from 8 a.m., prevailing time, until sunset
				  Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to sunset Sunday, unless posted
				  otherwise by the Commission.
(2) A
				  person using a shotgun range is responsible for keeping the area clean and free
				  of debris, and may not discard, deposit, leave or throw litter, except in
				  approved refuse containers. Range users shall remove all targets from range
				  backboards, if applicable, and collect used cartridge casings or shotshell
				  hulls when their shooting is completed and prior to leaving the
				  range.
(3) The Commission is not
				  responsible for anyone injured on a shotgun range. An individual using a
				  shotgun range does so at their own risk and assumes all responsibility for
				  injuries to a person or property caused by or to them.
(4) When more than one person is using a
				  shotgun range, a range officer shall be designated.
(5) A person under 16 years of age may not
				  use a shotgun range unless they are properly accompanied and supervised by a
				  person 18 years of age or older.
(6) The Commission or any designated local
				  representative may close a shotgun range by posting appropriate signs to that
				  effect. A person may not use a shotgun range during a period when the range is
				  designated as closed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter J - SHOOTING RANGES › Section 135.183 - Archery ranges

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(a)
General provisions.
In addition to §
										135.2 (relating to unlawful
				  actions) the following provisions pertain to lands under Commission ownership,
				  lease or jurisdiction designated as archery ranges:
(1) Archery ranges are open from dawn until
				  dusk each day of the week.
(2) A
				  range may be reserved for exclusive use by an organized group from January 1
				  through October 1. An application for a range reservation shall be made through
				  the appropriate regional director or a designee at least 20 days in
				  advance.
(3) An individual may not
				  use the range during any period reserved by an organized group.
(4) An individual or an organized group using
				  the range is responsible for keeping the area clean and free of debris, and may
				  not discard, deposit, leave or throw litter except in approved refuse
				  containers. Range users shall remove targets from range bales when shooting is
				  completed and prior to leaving the range.
(5) The Commission is not responsible for
				  anyone injured on the range. Individuals using Commission-owned ranges do so at
				  their own risk and assume all responsibility for injuries to a person or
				  property caused by or to them.
(6)
				  When more than one person is using the range, a range officer shall be
				  designated.
(7) An individual under
				  16 years of age may not use the range unless accompanied by a person 18 years
				  of age or older.
(8) The
				  appropriate regional director or a designee may close a range by posting signs
				  to that effect. An individual or organized group may not use the range during a
				  period when it is posted as closed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter K - IMPLEMENTATION OF KEYSTONE RECREATION, PARK AND CONSERVATION FUND ACT › Section 135.201 - Definitions

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(a) The definitions
				  of "acquisition," "development," "planning," "rehabilitation," "natural areas,"
				  "recreational areas" and "technical assistance" set forth in section 3 of the
				  Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund Act (act) (32 P. S. §
											2011) shall be used for this
				  program.
(b) The definition of
				  "game lands," as used in this subchapter means lands, waters, buildings,
				  structures and facilities, under ownership, lease or control of the Commission,
				  acquired, developed, constructed, erected, maintained or rehabilitated for
				  hunting, trapping and the protection and management of wildlife habitat,
				  including lands or easements, parking areas, storage facilities, offices,
				  maintenance buildings, roads or related facilities.
(c) "Recreation areas" has the same meaning
				  as "recreational areas" set forth in section 3 of act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter K - IMPLEMENTATION OF KEYSTONE RECREATION, PARK AND CONSERVATION FUND ACT › Section 135.202 - Project identification

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(a) The
				  staff will identify and recommend proposed projects to be funded using bond
				  revenues to the Executive Office.
(b) The Executive Office will provide members
				  of the Commission information about projects proposed for funding with bond
				  issue revenues.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter K - IMPLEMENTATION OF KEYSTONE RECREATION, PARK AND CONSERVATION FUND ACT › Section 135.203 - Project approval

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The Commission will approve or disapprove projects to be
					 funded with bond revenues by a majority vote of the members of the Commission
					 who are present and voting at a public meeting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter L - LICENSES FOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY › Section 135.221 - Scope

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This subchapter provides for licensing rights-of-way across
					 land to which title has been acquired for the Commission's use. Except as
					 noted, this subchapter does not apply to Letters of Authorization or leases for
					 natural resources recovery that are approved by the Commission under other
					 provisions of law.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter L - LICENSES FOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY › Section 135.222 - 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:
Application and processing fee
-A one time
					 cost recovery charge that reimburses the Commission in advance for some of the
					 expected administrative costs incurred in the processing of right-of-way
					 applications, assignments and amendments.
Double stumpage
-A multiple of two times
					 the value of timber as calculated under standard operating procedure of the
					 Commission.
Inflationary provision
-An automatic
					 adjustment to the license fee.
Late fee
-A charge imposed upon license
					 fees remaining unpaid after the due date.
License fee
-A yearly charge that
					 compensates the Commission annually in advance for the privilege of using the
					 property as outlined in the license.
License for right-of-way
-A revocable
					 permission for uses as allowed under section 725 of the code (relating to
					 rights-of-way, easements and licenses).
Surface damage assessment
-A one time cost
					 recovery fee that reimburses the Commission in advance for loss of shrubs and
					 herbaceous growth, wildlife food and cover, or other habitat and management
					 impacts and environmental degradation, whether permanent or temporary in
					 nature.
Temporary road use permits
-Temporary
					 permit for use of existing State game lands roads which would otherwise be
					 licenses for rights-of-way, but which are limited in duration to 12 months or
					 less.
Timber damage assessment
-A one time cost
					 recovery charge that reimburses the Commission in advance for timber damage,
					 whether permanent or temporary in nature.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter L - LICENSES FOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY › Section 135.223 - Application and processing fee

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(a)
Application.
A person or entity requesting a license for
				  right-of-way shall submit a completed application on a form supplied by the
				  Commission. A description of alternatives considered in the project location
				  and design shall be included with the application.
(b)
Processing fee.
A
				  nonrefundable fee of $150 payable to the Pennsylvania Game Commission shall be
				  submitted with the application. This fee is nonrefundable whether the license
				  is approved or denied.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter L - LICENSES FOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY › Section 135.224 - Damage assessments

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(a)
Surface damage assessment.
A minimum fee of $400 per acre or
				  partial acre, prorated for each acre over 1, will be charged.
(b)
Timber damage
				  assessment.
Cutting of timber products shall be assessed the greater
				  of double stumpage value or as assessed by conducting a comprehensive timber
				  value assessment. Values for timber or areas not originally assessed but
				  damaged during the construction process, may be assessed at any time and billed
				  to the licensee.
(c)
Multiple assessment.
Both surface damage assessments and
				  timber damage assessments will be charged.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter L - LICENSES FOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY › Section 135.225 - Annual fees and security requirements

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(a)
License fee.
The
				  Commission will negotiate charges and fees as it deems conditions and
				  circumstances warrant, with an assessed minimum annual license fee consisting
				  of an areal minimum of $200 per acre or partial acre impacted, prorated for
				  every acre over 1, plus a linear minimum of 5¢ per foot. Rates and fees
				  established may be adjusted annually in accordance with the Consumer Price
				  Index (CPI) of the immediately preceding license year.
(b)
Late fees.
Late fees may
				  be assessed in accordance with Commonwealth or Commission policies, or
				  regulations governing late payments.
(c)
Security requirements.
Licenses shall require a bond or other security. The amount of the bond shall
				  be based upon the estimated cost of the removal of the facilities, reclamation
				  and revegetation of the site. Licenses which include reclamation, revegetation
				  and maintenance of Commission roads require security at a minimum of $2,500 per
				  mile.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter M - PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES AT AUCTION AND TAX SALES › Section 135.241 - Delegation of authority

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(a) The
				  Commission will delegate authority to the Director to bid on real estate, oil,
				  gas or mineral rights at auction or tax sale and to request down payment checks
				  to bid on property at auction.
(b)
				  The exercise of this authority delegated to the Director is limited to the
				  following:
(1) The Director will notify the
				  Board of Commissioners of the pending auction sale date and verify that due to
				  unforeseen time constraints the Director deems there to be an immediate need to
				  react to the sale in the best interest of the Commission and
				  sportsmen.
(2) The purchase price
				  at auction may not exceed $500,000 without further additional approval from the
				  majority of the Board of Commissioners.
(3) Successful bids shall be made known to
				  the general public at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of
				  Commissioners.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 137 - WILDLIFE › Section 137.1 - Importation, possession, sale and release of certain wildlife

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(a) Unless
				otherwise provided in this section or the act, it is unlawful for a person to
				import, possess, sell, offer for sale or release within this Commonwealth the
				following wild animals or wild birds or the eggs of the birds or a crossbreed
				or hybrid of the wild animals or wild birds, which are similar in appearance:
(1)
In the family Felidae
.
				Species and subspecies, except species which are commonly called house cats
				which may be possessed but not released into the wild. Lawfully acquired
				bobcats-
Lynx rufus-
may be imported or possessed, or both, by
				licensed propagators specifically for propagation for fur farming purposes.
				Importation permits and transfer permits as mentioned in subsections (d) and
				(e) are not required for bobcats imported for propagation for fur farming
				purposes. Bobcats imported under this exception and their progeny may not be
				sold or transferred for wildlife pet purposes or released into the wild.
(2)
In the family
				Canidae
. Species and subspecies of the coyote, the red and gray fox
				and a full-blooded wolf or crossbreed thereof not licensed by the Department of
				Agriculture. Lawfully acquired coyotes and red or gray foxes may be imported or
				possessed, or both, by licensed propagators specifically for propagation for
				fur farming purposes. Coyotes and red and gray foxes imported under this
				exception and their progeny may not be sold or transferred for wildlife pet
				purposes or released into the wild. This subsection does not permit the sale
				for release or the release of the mammals into the wild.
(3)
In the family Ursidae.
All species of the bears.
(4)
In the family Procyonidae.
All species of raccoons.
(5)
In the family
				Capromyidae.
The nutria.
(6)
In the family
				Mustelidae.
All species of the skunks.
(7) The order Primates. All families of
				nonhuman primates.
(8) An animal,
				bird or egg of a bird listed by the Commonwealth or the United States
				Department of the Interior as threatened, endangered or injurious.
(9) The Monk Parakeet,
Myiopsitts
				monachus
, sometimes referred to as the Quaker Parakeet or Gray-headed
				Parakeet.
(10) Game or wildlife
				taken alive from the wild, except the Commission may import wildlife taken from
				the wild for enhancement of this Commonwealth's wild fauna.
(11)
Game or wild held
				captive
. Game or wildlife held in captivity or captive bred in another
				state or nation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 137 - WILDLIFE › Section 137.2 - Release of animals

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(a) Except as
				otherwise provided, it is unlawful to release captive held or captive raised
				game or wildlife on any lands, public or private, without first securing a
				permit from the Commission. Lawfully acquired mallard ducks, ringneck pheasant,
				bobwhite quail, chukar partridge and Hungarian partridge may be released for
				dog training or hunting purposes.
(b) It is unlawful to release any animal that
				is a member of the
suidae
family into the wild.
(c) A person violating this section is
				subject to the penalties provided in the act.
The provisions of this §
											137.2 amended under the Game and
					 Wildlife Code,
					 34 Pa.C.S. §§
												322(c)(8) and
					 (9),
					 2101(a) and (c) and
					 2102(c).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 137 - WILDLIFE › Section 137.31 - Possession of live wildlife

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(a) It
				is unlawful for a person to possess live wildlife taken from a wild state
				within this Commonwealth except:
(1) A permit
				to possess no more than five live foxes may be issued to a person for the sole
				purpose of collecting fox urine. The permit to possess live fox will expire on
				the last day of the fox-trapping season. Any foxes held under the authority of
				this permit shall be euthanized and may be pelted and the pelt may be sold. No
				fox held under the authority of this permit may be released into the
				wild.
(2) A person lawfully
				operating under the authority of a permit issued in accordance with the act is
				excluded from this section.
(3)
				Sanitation and housing specifications for foxes held under authority of this
				permit shall be in accordance with §§
										147.283 and
				147.285(4)(xvii) 
				(relating to sanitation; and specifications).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 137 - WILDLIFE › Section 137.33 - Feeding of certain wildlife prohibited

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It is unlawful to, except for normal or accepted farming,
				  habitat management practices, oil and gas drilling, mining, forest management
				  activities or other legitimate commercial or industrial practices,
				  intentionally lay or place food, fruit, hay, grain, chemical, salt or other
				  minerals anywhere in this Commonwealth for the purpose of feeding bear or elk,
				  or to intentionally lay or place food, fruit, hay, grain, chemical, salt or
				  other minerals that may cause bear or elk to congregate or habituate an area.
				  If otherwise lawful feeding is attracting bear or elk, the Commission may
				  provide written notice prohibiting the activity.
The provisions of this §
											137.33 issued under the Game and
					 Wildlife Code,
					 34 Pa.C.S. §
												103; and
					 amended under the Game and Wildlife Code,
					 34 Pa.C.S. §§
												103(a) and
					 2102(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 137 - WILDLIFE › Section 137.34 - Chronic Wasting Disease and emergency authority of Director

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(a) The Director has emergency authority to
				take actions to mitigate risk factors and to determine the prevalence and
				geographic distribution of wildlife diseases, if the Director concludes that
				the introduction or spread of wildlife diseases poses a threat to human,
				domestic and wild animal, and environmental health and safety within or
				adjacent to this Commonwealth.
(1) The
				Director has emergency authority to:
(i)
				Institute importation and exportation restrictions to mitigate disease
				transmission risk factors.
(ii)
				Define and designate Disease Management Areas (DMA) in this
				Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 137 - WILDLIFE › Section 137.35 - Chronic Wasting Disease restrictions

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(a)
Importation.
(1)
General rule.
It is unlawful to import any high-risk parts or
				materials from cervids harvested, taken or killed outside of this
				Commonwealth.
(2)
Exceptions
. This subsection may not be construed to:
(i) Limit the importation of non-high-risk
				parts or materials from cervids harvested, taken or killed outside of this
				Commonwealth.
(ii) Limit the
				importation of high-risk parts or materials from cervids harvested, taken or
				killed outside of this Commonwealth if the parts or materials are transported
				directly to any location or facility designated and approved in advance by the
				Commission to receive high-risk cervid parts for waste disposal, taxidermy, or
				butchering purposes. Locations or facilities designated and approved to receive
				high-risk cervid parts for waste disposal, taxidermy or butchering purposes
				will be made known through public announcement, web site and other means
				reasonably intended to reach the widest audience. The following apply:
(A)
Application.
A location
				or facility seeking approval to receive high-risk cervid parts for waste
				disposal, taxidermy or butchering purposes shall submit a completed application
				on a form and in the manner established by the Commission. Applications must
				include the applicant's name, business address, phone number, name of current
				commercial refuse pickup service or other approved disposal method, and any
				other information required by the Commission.
(B)
Approved locations and
				facilities.
A location or facility approved by the Commission to
				receive high-risk cervid parts for waste disposal, taxidermy, or butchering
				purposes shall dispose of all high-risk cervid parts through a commercial
				refuse pickup service or other method approved by the Commission. An approved
				location or facility shall keep and maintain records of their use of an
				approved disposal method and provide access to these records upon request of
				the Commission. An approved location or facility shall also provide the
				Commission access to its location or facility during normal business hours to
				collect biological data and samples from harvested cervids.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 139 - SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 139.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
Daily limit
-The maximum number permitted to
				  be taken by one person in 1 day during the open season.
Field possession limit
-The maximum number of
				  legally taken wildlife of a species which a person may legally possess or
				  transport between the place of taking and the person's permanent place of
				  residence.
Season limits
-The maximum number of wildlife
				  which may be taken during a designated open season or license
				  year.
The provisions of this § 139.2 issued under
					 34 Pa.C.S. §§
												322(c)(1) and
					 2102(a) and
					 (b)(1).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 139 - SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 139.3 - Authority to alter seasons and bag limits

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(a)
Alteration of hunting
				seasons
. If it is determined following review of wildlife surveys and
				inventory data, that certain wildlife species are available in sufficient
				number throughout this Commonwealth or in specific areas, or it is determined
				that inclement weather conditions or other factors resulted in an underharvest
				of certain species of wildlife, the Director has authority by order to:
(1) Extend hunting or trapping seasons set
				forth in this chapter.
(2)
				Designate specific areas where hunting and trapping seasons may be
				extended.
(3) Increase the bag
				limits for those species of wildlife listed in this
				chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 139 - SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 139.5 - Regulated hunting grounds

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(a) The
				period to hunt on regulated hunting areas will be the first Monday in September
				through the last Saturday in April for both private and commercial areas.
				Sunday hunting is prohibited on commercial areas.
(b) Shooting hours are 1/2 hour before
				sunrise to sunset.
(c) Seasons for
				taking unmarked mallard ducks and other waterfowl on regulated hunting grounds
				will conform with established waterfowl seasons.
(d) This section may be amended to comply
				with further restrictions or modifications as established by the Director, the
				Commission or Federal authority fixing hunting hours and seasons.
The provisions of this §
											139.5 amended under the Game and
					 Wildlife Code,
					 34 Pa.C.S. §§
												101-2965.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 139 - SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 139.6 - Field possession and transportation limits

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(a)
Opening day of season.
It is unlawful for a person to possess or transport game or wildlife in excess
				of the daily limit as set forth in §
									139.4 (relating to seasons and bag
				limits for the license year).
(b)
Second day of season.
On the second day of the season, it is
				unlawful for a person to possess or transport game or wildlife, at or between
				the place where taken and his place of permanent residence, in excess of twice
				the daily limit, or the season limit, whichever applies, as set forth in §
									139.4.
(c)
Following the second day of
				season.
After second day of the season, it is unlawful for a person to
				possess or transport game or wildlife, at or between the place where taken and
				his place of permanent residence, in excess of triple the daily limit, or the
				season limit, whichever applies, as set forth in § 139.4.
The provisions of this §
											139.6 amended under the Game and
					 Wildlife Code,
					 34 Pa.C.S. §§
												101-2965.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 139 - SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 139.17 - Wildlife management units

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(a) The
				divisional line between two or more wildlife management units shall be the
				center of the highway, natural water course or other natural
				boundary.
(b) The outline map of
				Pennsylvania sets forth wildlife management units.
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Wildlife Management Units New WMU 2C-From the West
				  Virginia/PA state line, US Route 119 north to Toll Road Route 66 near New
				  Stanton. Toll Road Route 66 north to US Route 22 near Delmont. US Route 22 east
				  to I-99 near Hollidaysburg. I-99 south to US Route 220 near Bedford. US Route
				  220 south to the Maryland/PA state line.
New WMU 2E-From near DuBois, I-80 east to PA Route 53 near
				  Kylertown. PA Route 53 south to US Route 22 near Cresson. US Route 22 west to
				  US Route 119 near Blairsville. US Route 119 north to US Route 219 near DuBois.
				  US Route 219 north to I-80 near DuBois.
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The provisions of this §
											139.17 issued under the Game and
					 Wildlife Code,
					 34 Pa.C.S. §§
												322(c)(1) and
					 (4) and
					 2102(a); amended under the
					 Game Wildlife Code,
					 34 Pa.C.S. §§
												322(c)(4) and
					 (6) and
					 2102(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 139 - SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 139.18 - Elk management area and hunt zones

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(a)
				The elk management area is broad geographical range used for management of the
				Commonwealth's elk population.
(b)
				Elk hunt zones are those individual and distinct areas within the elk
				management area in which elk may be hunted according to annual elk
				allocations.
(c) The division line
				between two or more hunt zones shall be the center of the highway, road,
				natural water course or other natural boundary.
(d) The outline map of the elk management
				area sets forth the elk hunt zones.
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The provisions of this §
											139.18 added under the Game and
					 Wildlife Code,
					 34 Pa.C.S. §§
												2102(a) and
					 2722(g).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.1 - Special regulations areas

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(a)
Name
. The areas shall be known and referred to as special
				  regulations areas.
(b)
Descriptions.
(1)
Southwest area
. Includes the County of Allegheny.
(2)
Southeast area
. Includes
				  the Counties of Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia and also
				  includes Tyler and Ridley Creek State Parks and other publicly-owned lands
				  therein.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.2 - Pesticide products to control nuisance wildlife

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(a) A person acting under the authority of
				  the act or this part is authorized to use pesticide products registered and
				  labeled as approved for wildlife control by the Department of Agriculture, to
				  control wildlife destroying or damaging crops.
(b) Failure to follow methods, amounts and
				  procedures prescribed by the manufacturer, or the Department of Agriculture or
				  to use pesticides inconsistent with labeling and application instructions is a
				  violation of this section.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.3 - Protection removed under certain circumstances

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(a)
General.
(1) Protection is removed from wildlife,
				  except migratory birds, big game and threatened or endangered species, when
				  personal property, other than an agricultural crop, is being destroyed or
				  damaged.
(2) Wildlife may only be
				  taken by the owner or person in charge of the personal property
				  affected.
(3) Wildlife taken to
				  protect personal property shall be taken in a humane and lawful
				  manner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.4 - Hunting hours

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Except as otherwise provided in this section, wild birds
					 and mammals may be hunted 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after
					 sunset.
(1) [Reserved].
(2)
Furbearer seasons.
Raccoon, fox, skunk, opossum, coyote, bobcat and weasel may be hunted any hour,
				  day or night.
(3)
Spring
				  turkey season.
Turkey may be hunted 1/2 hour before sunrise to 12 noon
				  from the opening day of the spring gobbler season through the third Saturday
				  and for the remainder of the season from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour
				  after sunset.
(4)
Migratory
				  bird seasons.
Migratory birds may only be hunted 1/2 hour before
				  sunrise until sunset, except during the snow goose conservation season and the
				  September resident goose season, when geese may be hunted 1/2 hour before
				  sunrise until 1/2 hour after sunset.
The provisions of this § 141.4 amended under
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													322(c)(1),
						2102(a) and (b)(1), 2524
						and 2901.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												135.106 (relating to Pymatuning
						Wildlife Management Area); 58 Pa. Code §
												139.4 (relating to seasons and bag
						limits for the license year); 58 Pa. Code §
												147.553 (relating to agriculture
						deer control harvest permit); and 58 Pa. Code §
												147.783 (relating to
						permit).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.4 - Hunting hours

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Except as otherwise provided, wild birds and mammals may be
					 hunted 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.
(1) During the regular antlered and
				  antlerless deer seasons, it is unlawful to take or attempt to take other wild
				  birds or mammals except game birds on regulated hunting grounds, migratory
				  waterfowl, coyotes, feral swine, wild boar and bear. Coyotes may be hunted from
				  the first day to the last day inclusive of any big game season only by persons
				  who possess a valid furtaker's license, or by persons lawfully engaged in
				  hunting big game who have a valid tag. Feral swine and wild boar may be taken
				  from the first day to the last day inclusive of any big game season only by
				  persons lawfully engaged in hunting big game who have a valid tag.
(2) Raccoon, fox, skunk, opossum, coyote,
				  bobcat and weasel may be hunted any hour, day or night, except during
				  restricted periods in paragraph (1).
(3) Turkey may be hunted 1/2 hour before
				  sunrise to 12 noon from the opening day of the spring gobbler season through
				  the third Saturday and for the remainder of the season from 1/2 hour before
				  sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.
(4) Migratory birds may only be hunted 1/2
				  hour before sunrise until sunset, except during the snow goose conservation
				  season and the September resident goose season, when geese may be hunted 1/2
				  hour before sunrise until 1/2 hour after sunset.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.6 - Illegal devices

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It is unlawful to:
(1) Use electronic calls to take wildlife
				  except bobcats, foxes, raccoons, coyotes and crows.
(2) Use snares to take wildlife or furbearers
				  except beavers may be taken with snares completely or partially submerged in
				  water in a waterway or watercourse, marsh, pond or dam.
(3) Use body gripping traps with a spread
				  larger than 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" for any furbearer, except beaver and
				  otter.
(4) Use a cage or box trap
				  capable of catching more than one furbearer at a time.
(5) Use a semi-automatic shotgun or magazine
				  shotgun for coyotes or crows unless the shotgun is plugged to a two-shell
				  capacity in the magazine.
(6) Hunt
				  or take wildlife through the use of an electronic contrivance or device not
				  permitted by Commission regulation.
The provisions of this § 141.6 amended under
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													322(c) and
						2102(a).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												141.18 (relating to permitted
						devices).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.7 - Use of artificial lights

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(a)
				  Coyotes are added to the list of animals in section 2310(b) of the act
				  (relating to unlawful use of lights while hunting) which may be hunted with a
				  light.
(b) For the purpose of
				  enforcing section 2311 of the act (relating to restrictions on recreational
				  spotlighting), the terms "antlered deer rifle season" and "antlerless deer
				  rifle season" mean that period of time from 12:01 a.m. on the first day of the
				  regular firearms deer season to 12 midnight on the last day of the antlerless
				  season including Sundays within each individual wildlife management
				  unit.
The provisions of this § 141.7 amended under
						34 Pa.C.S. §
													2102(a), (b)(1) and
						(d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.8a - Accompanying junior hunters

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It is unlawful while accompanying junior hunters under
					 section 2711(a)(8) of the act (relating to unlawful acts concerning licenses)
					 to be out of sight of or unable to physically or verbally control the junior
					 hunter or to fail to comply with fluorescent orange requirements. Verbal
					 instructions given through the use of an electronic or other sound
					 amplification device do not meet this requirement.
The provisions of this §
												141.8a issued under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													2102(a) and
						2711(a)(8).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.15 - Loaded firearms or devices in vehicles

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For the purpose of enforcing section 2503 of the act
					 (relating to loaded firearms in vehicles), the term "loaded firearm" includes
					 the following meanings:
(1) Any
				  centerfire or rimfire firearm that has a live shell or cartridge in either the
				  chamber or magazine.
(2) Any
				  muzzleloading firearm that has a live charge of ammunition in its firing
				  chamber and a primer, flash powder or a battery, whichever is applicable,
				  properly positioned in the firing mechanism of the firearm rendering it capable
				  of discharge.
(3) Any crossbow that
				  has been cocked and has a bolt affixed onto the string or positioned into the
				  firing mechanism of the device.
(4)
				  Any air gun that has a pellet or bullet ammunition in either the chamber or
				  magazine.
The provisions of this §
												141.15 amended under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													2102(a) and
						2503.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.18 - Permitted devices

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Notwithstanding the prohibitions in §
										141.6 (relating to illegal
					 devices), the following devices may be used to hunt or take wildlife:
(1) Firearms that use an electronic impulse
				  to initiate discharge of ammunition. This provision is not intended to
				  authorize use of these devices when these firearms are otherwise prohibited
				  devices for the applicable hunting or trapping season.
(2) Electronic sound amplification devices
				  that are incorporated into hearing protection devices and completely contained
				  in or on the hunter's ear.
(3)
				  Electronic devices used for locating dogs while training or hunting, including
				  devices such as e-collars, radio-telemetry dog tracking systems and beeper
				  collars.
(4) Electronic
				  illuminating devices that are affixed at the aft end of a bolt or arrow and
				  used solely for the purpose of locating or tracking bolt or arrow flight after
				  being launched from a crossbow or bow.
(5) Electronic crow decoys used solely for
				  hunting crows.
(6) Electronic
				  rangefinders, including hand-held devices and those contained within a scope or
				  archery sight. This authorization may not be construed to permit a device that
				  emits a light beam, infrared beam, ultraviolet light beam, radio beam, thermal
				  beam, ultrasonic beam, particle beam or other beam that is visible outside of
				  the device or on the target.
(7)
				  Electronically heated scent or lure dispensers. This provision is not intended
				  to authorize use of scents and lures when use is otherwise prohibited by
				  section 2308 of the act (relating to unlawful devices and methods) or
				  137.34 or
				  137.35 (relating to Chronic
				  Wasting Disease and emergency authority of Director; and Chronic Wasting
				  Disease restrictions).
(8)
				  Electronic devices that generate and distribute ozone gas for scent control
				  purposes.
(9) Electronic waterfowl
				  decoys used solely for hunting waterfowl.
(10) Electronic dove decoys used solely for
				  hunting dove.
(11) Electronic
				  hand-held and firearm-mounted night-vision and infrared optics used solely for
				  furbearer hunting.
(12) Electronic
				  devices used to disturb water for the purpose of preventing ice
				  formation.
The provisions of this §
												141.18 amended under the the Game
						and Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													322(c)(5) and
						2102(a), (b)(1) and
						(d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.19 - Killing game or wildlife to protect property

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(a) Persons authorized to kill game or
				  wildlife under the authority of Chapter 21, Subchapter B of the act (relating
				  to destruction for agricultural protection) shall be limited to use only those
				  firearms and types of ammunition that have been approved by the Commission with
				  regard to particular classifications, for the taking of game or wildlife during
				  an open season.
(b) It is unlawful
				  for a person to use bows and arrows or crossbows and bolts or a muzzleloading
				  firearm of any kind to kill game or wildlife under the authority of Chapter 21,
				  Subchapter B of the act, without advanced written permission from the District
				  Wildlife Conservation Officer.
The provisions of this §
												141.19 issued under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													2102(a) and
						2126(a)(2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												147.764 (relating to
						subpermittees).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 141.20 - Protective material required

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(a)
				  The following requirements apply:
(1)
General rule.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b),
				  it is unlawful to hunt or assist to hunt game or wildlife or move to or from a
				  hunting location, from 1 hour before legal hunting hours to 1 hour after legal
				  hunting hours outside of a motorized vehicle, at any time without wearing a
				  minimum of 250 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange-colored material on
				  the head, chest and back combined so that it is visible in a 360° arc. This
				  shall include going to or from a hunting location before or after legal
				  shooting hours. Except as provided in subsection (b)(2), camouflage orange
				  clothing is lawful provided it contains the minimum amount of fluorescent
				  orange-colored material.
(2)
Additional requirements.
It is unlawful to hunt during any
				  firearms season for deer, elk or bear from any blind meeting the requirements
				  in section 2308(b)(3) of the act (relating to unlawful devices and methods)
				  without placing a minimum of 100 square inches of daylight fluorescent
				  orange-colored material within 15 feet from the blind so it is visible in a
				  360° arc.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter B - SMALL GAME › Section 141.22 - Small game seasons

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(a)
Permitted devices
. It is lawful to hunt small game, except
				  woodchucks, during any small game season with the following devices:
(1) A manually operated or semiautomatic
				  rimfire rifle or manually operated rimfire handgun. The firearm must be .22
				  caliber or less, that propels single-projectile ammunition.
(2) A manually operated or semiautomatic
				  centerfire shotgun or muzzleloading shotgun. The firearm must be 10 gauge or
				  less, that propels multiple-projectile shotgun ammunition not larger than # 4
				  lead, # 2 steel, or # 4 of any other composition or alloy of nontoxic shot
				  approved by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or an
				  authorized representative under
				  50 CFR
				  20.134 (relating to approval of nontoxic shot
				  types and shot coatings). A centerfire shotgun's magazine capacity may not
				  exceed two rounds. The shotgun's total aggregate ammunition capacity may not
				  exceed three rounds.
(3) A
				  muzzleloading rifle or handgun. The firearm must be .40 caliber or less, that
				  propels single-projectile ammunition.
(4) A bow and arrow.
(5) A crossbow and bolt.
(6) A raptor. The raptor shall be lawfully
				  possessed under a falconry permit under section 2925 of the act (relating to
				  falconry permits).
(7) A manually
				  operated or semiautomatic air rifle or manually operated air handgun between
				  .177 and .22 caliber, inclusive, that propels single-projectile pellet or
				  bullet ammunition. BB ammunition is not authorized.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter B - SMALL GAME › Section 141.23 - Nontoxic shot

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It is unlawful to hunt for or take migratory waterfowl in
					 this Commonwealth while possessing or using lead shot or shotshells loaded with
					 shot of a composition or alloy and of a cartridge length not approved by the
					 Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or an authorized
					 representative under 50 CFR
					 20.134 (relating to nontoxic shot). It is
					 unlawful to hunt for or take migratory waterfowl in this Commonwealth using
					 nontoxic shot larger than Size "T."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter B - SMALL GAME › Section 141.24 - Release and retrap quail for dog training purposes

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A person may release domestic bobwhite quail for dog
					 training purposes and retrap them during the regular dog training season, or at
					 any time upon special dog training areas, if the birds are tagged prior to
					 release with tags furnished by the Commission. A trap shall be marked with the
					 name and address of the owner. Quail possessed for this purpose shall be tagged
					 as required. It is the responsibility of the person manning the trap to
					 immediately release untagged quail or other game or wildlife trapped.