Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 135 - LANDS AND BUILDINGS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 135.2 - Unlawful actions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In addition to the prohibitions in the act on lands, waters
					 or buildings under Commission ownership, lease, agreement, control or
					 jurisdiction, it is unlawful, except with the permission of the person in
					 charge of the lands, or the written permission of the Director to:
(1) Camp or use campsites.
(2) Plant, gather, cut, dig, remove or
				  otherwise injure plants or parts thereof, including trees, shrubs, vines,
				  flowering plants, cultivated crops, mushrooms and fruits of berry-producing
				  plants.
(3) Travel on lands by
				  means of vehicle or conveyance propelled by motorized power. This provision is
				  not intended to restrict travel by certain devices used for persons with
				  mobility disabilities as specifically authorized under Subchapter C (relating
				  to State game lands).
(4) Swim in a
				  dam, pond, lake or stream.
(5)
				  Injure, destroy or cause damage to property-real, personal or mixed.
(6) Remove or attempt to remove any manmade
				  or natural object except wildlife and fish lawfully taken. Objects which may
				  not be removed include animals, rocks, minerals, sand and historical or
				  archaeological artifacts.
(7)
				  Participate in, become a part of, contribute to or engage in disorderly conduct
				  as defined in
				  18 Pa.C.S. §§
											5503 and
				  5505 (relating to
				  disorderly conduct; and public drunkenness).
(8) Kindle, use or maintain an open
				  fire.
(9) Travel on roads open to
				  vehicular travel with vehicle or conveyance propelled by motorized power which
				  is not licensed or authorized for operation on a public highway under 75
				  Pa.C.S. (relating to the Vehicle Code).
(10) Violate, fail or neglect to follow
				  instructions posted on signs authorized by the Director.
(11) Travel by mechanical or motorized
				  conveyance or ride animals on newly constructed, seeded or planted roads, or
				  other areas, when posted against the travel.
(12) Possess, maintain, operate, occupy or
				  travel by snowmobile or ATV in a manner not in accordance with the standards in
				  75 Pa.C.S. Chapter 77 (relating to Snowmobile and All-Terrain Vehicle
				  Law).
(13) Construct, place,
				  maintain, occupy, use, leave or abandon structures or other tangible property,
				  except in the manner otherwise authorized and limited by §
										135.41(c)(11)
				  (relating to State game lands).
(14) Use or possess a controlled substance or
				  drug paraphernalia as defined or classified under The Controlled Substance,
				  Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (35 P.S. §§
											780-101-780-144).
The provisions of this § 135.2 amended under
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													322(c)(10),
						721(a), 722(a), 2102(a),
						2901(b) and 2923.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												135.41 (relating to State game
						lands); 58 Pa. Code §
												135.61 (relating to State game
						farms); 58 Pa. Code §
												135.81 (relating to Commission
						administrative lands); 58 Pa. Code §
												135.101 (relating to scope); 58
						Pa. Code §
												135.106 (relating to Pymatuning
						Wildlife Management Area); 58 Pa. Code §
												135.107 (relating to Middle Creek
						Wildlife Management Area); 58 Pa. Code §
												135.121 (relating to Federal-owned
						lands); 58 Pa. Code §
												135.123 (relating to political
						subdivision-owned lands); 58 Pa. Code §
												135.141 (relating to
						privately-owned lands); 58 Pa. Code §
												135.161 (relating to
						Commission-owned or leased); 58 Pa. Code §
												135.181 (relating to rifle and
						handgun ranges); 58 Pa. Code §
												135.182a (relating to shotgun
						ranges); 58 Pa. Code §
												135.183 (relating to archery
						ranges); and 58 Pa. Code § 147.1003 (relating to range
						permit).