Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 141 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Subchapter D - FURBEARERS › Section 141.63 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In addition to the definitions contained in the act and
					 this part, the following words, when used in the enforcement of section 2361 of
					 the act (relating to unlawful acts concerning taking of furbearers) have the
					 following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Artificial cubby
-A baited enclosure
					 constructed of natural or artificial material that is designed to house and
					 corral a furbearer into a body-gripping trap.
Body-gripping trap
-A jawed trap device
					 designed to capture and kill a furbearer by compression of the neck or body
					 through the operation of one or two rotating, spring-loaded jaws activated by a
					 trigger.
Cable restraint
-A galvanized stranded
					 steel cable with a minimum diameter of 3/32 inches. The cable must be
					 constructed of either 7 bundles comprised of 7 wires per bundle, 7 bundles
					 comprised of 19 wires per bundle or 1 bundle comprised of 19 wires. The cable
					 may not exceed 7 feet in length from the anchor point to the lock contacting
					 the fully closed loop stop, must be equipped with at least one swivel device
					 (which allows for 360° rotation) between the loop and the anchor and must
					 have stops affixed to the cable to ensure that the circumference of the cable
					 which makes up the loop may not be greater than 38 inches when fully open, or
					 less than 8 inches when fully closed. Cable restraints must be equipped with an
					 approved lock. The lock may not be constructed with moving parts. A cable
					 restraint must include a breakaway device affixed between the lock and cable or
					 at the end of the cable that is rated at 375 pounds or less. The cable must be
					 maintained in good condition so that all components operate properly.
Cage
or
box trap
-An
					 enclosure trap designed to capture and restrain a live furbearer by confinement
					 in a cage or box through the operation and closure of a door or portal
					 activated by a trigger.
Foot encapsulating trap
-A device that has
					 all triggering and restraining mechanisms enclosed by a housing which, once
					 set, allows access to the triggering mechanism through a single opening not to
					 exceed 2 inches in diameter or diagonally and is anchored by a swivel-mounted
					 anchoring mechanism.
Leg-hold trap
-A jawed trap device designed
					 to capture and restrain a live furbearer by the foot through operation of one
					 or two rotating, spring-loaded jaws activated by a trigger.
Marsh, pond
or
dam
-A
					 standing body of water.
Snare
-A looped galvanized or stainless
					 stranded steel cable 3/32 inches in diameter equipped with an approved lock
					 listed in §
										141.66(g)
					 (relating to cable restraints). A metal ferrule shall be crimped on the cable
					 to prevent the snare loop from closing to a circumference less than 7
					 inches.
Waterway
or
watercourse
-A riverine system that contains water which
					 includes the semi-permanent flooded area.
The provisions of this §
												141.63 amended under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													322(c)(5) and
						2102(a), (b)(1) and
						(d).