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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter U - DEPREDATION › Section 147.744 - Depredation permits for migratory waterfowl

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(a) A depredation permit issued by the United
				  States Fish and Wildlife Service to an applicant may be co-signed by the
				  Commission when the following criteria are met:
(1) Subsequent to a complaint, the site has
				  been visited by a WCO to verify that a problem exists. A Commission waterfowl
				  complaint form will be furnished to the Commission by the WCO. A copy of the
				  Federal depredation permit application will be furnished to the complainant by
				  the WCO.
(2) The applicant has
				  demonstrated the site is open to hunting and hunting has been ineffective or
				  hunting is impractical.
(3) The
				  applicant shall demonstrate that reasonable nonlethal control methods have been
				  attempted. Nonlethal control methods shall include the following:
(i) Feeding of waterfowl is prohibited. The
				  applicant shall address this issue and include evidence of the enforcement of a
				  "no feeding" policy.
(ii) Exclusion
				  and harassment measures (fencing, repellents, scare devices, and the
				  like).
(iii) Habitat manipulation
				  (eliminate feeding areas, resting and breeding
				  habitat).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter U - DEPREDATION › Section 147.745 - Exclusions

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(a) A permit is not
				  required for red winged and rusty blackbirds, cowbirds and grackles which are
				  listed in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's standing depredation
				  order (50 CFR
				  21.43 (relating to depredation order for
				  blackbirds, cowbirds, grackles, crows and magpies)).
(b) A depredation permit will not be issued
				  for the taking of any endangered or threatened species, as defined in 50 CFR
				  Part 17 (relating to endangered and threatened wildlife and plants).
(c) Depredation permits for waterfowl will
				  only be issued during the waterfowl hunting season, where hunting cannot be
				  used as a control method.
(d) A
				  depredation permit will not be renewed if the permittee has not made a good
				  faith effort to implement nonlethal control recommendations by the Commission
				  or WS.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter U - DEPREDATION › Section 147.746 - Exceptions for resident Canada geese

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(a)
Egg addling and nest
				  destruction.
Private landowners and managers of public lands and their
				  employees or agents may destroy the nests and eggs of resident Canada geese on
				  lands under their jurisdiction when necessary to resolve or prevent injury to
				  people or damage to property or agricultural crops without the need for a joint
				  state/Federal permit when the following conditions have been met:
(1) Private landowners or managers of public
				  land have registered with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at
https://epermits.fws.gov/eRCGR/geSI.aspx
.
				  Each person who will be conducting the activity shall be registered at this
				  site prior to implementing control activities.
(i) Eggs may be addled by shaking, freezing
				  with CO2 or oiling. If addled by oil, only 100% corn oil
				  may be used.
(ii) Nests and eggs
				  may be disposed of by burying or burning.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter V - AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE DEPREDATION PERMIT › Section 147.761 - Purpose and scope

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The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for
					 depredation permits to be issued to qualified agricultural landowners to
					 authorize them to secure the assistance of subpermittees, not otherwise
					 individually qualified by section 2121 of the act (relating to killing game or
					 wildlife to protect property) themselves, to destroy game or wildlife causing
					 agricultural damage on lands owned, leased or otherwise controlled by the
					 agricultural landowners.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter V - AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE DEPREDATION PERMIT › Section 147.762 - Application

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(a) Applications
				  for depredation permits issued under this subchapter shall be made through the
				  district wildlife conservation officer on the appropriate form provided by the
				  Commission.
(b) Applications must
				  identify the name and contact information of the permit applicant, the names
				  and contact information of the subpermittees, the specific location of the
				  subject property owned, leased or otherwise controlled by the applicant, the
				  species of game or wildlife causing damage, the specific nature and extent of
				  the damage caused by the game or wildlife and any additional information the
				  Commission may require.
(c)
				  Applications will only be accepted from persons meeting the following criteria:
(1) The permit applicant meets the definition
				  of a qualified "person," as defined in section 2121(c) of the act (relating to
				  killing game or wildlife to protect property).
(2) Except in Wildlife Management Units 5C
				  and 5D, the permit applicant is currently enrolled in one of the Commission
				  public access programs (Farm Game or Safety Zone) for a minimum of 2
				  years.
(3) The permit applicant
				  possesses a valid agriculture deer control permit if the species sought to be
				  destroyed is white-tailed deer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter V - AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE DEPREDATION PERMIT › Section 147.763 - Permit

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A depredation permit issued under this subchapter
					 authorizes the permittee to enlist the aid of a limited number of subpermittees
					 for the purpose of destroying game or wildlife causing agricultural damage on
					 lands owned, leased or otherwise controlled by the permittee.
(1) The maximum number of subpermittees
				  listed may not exceed two per permit, unless the district wildlife conservation
				  officer recommends an increase due to warranted circumstances.
(2) A depredation permit issued under this
				  subchapter is valid at any hour, day or night, but only for the duration of the
				  current permit year.
(3) An annual
				  report shall be submitted on forms supplied by the Commission by July 31 of
				  each permit year.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter V - AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE DEPREDATION PERMIT › Section 147.764 - Subpermittees

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A depredation permit issued under this subchapter
					 authorizes a limited number of subpermittees, selected by the permittee, to act
					 on behalf of the permittee by destroying game or wildlife causing agricultural
					 damage on lands owned, leased or otherwise controlled by the permittee.
(1)
Qualifications.
A
				  subpermittee shall be a resident of this Commonwealth, possess a valid resident
				  hunting license or qualify for license and fee exemptions under section 2706 of
				  the act (relating to resident license and fee exemptions) and have no prior
				  record of violations of the act or related license revocations within the
				  previous 10 years.
(2)
Eligibility.
A subpermittee may destroy game or wildlife upon
				  lands owned, leased or otherwise controlled by the permittee only when the game
				  or wildlife is either actually engaged in the material destruction of
				  cultivated crops, fruit trees, vegetables, livestock, poultry or beehives,
				  immediately following the destruction or when there is just cause for
				  reasonable apprehension of additional imminent destruction.
(3)
Lawful devices and
				  methods.
A subpermittee shall comply with the arms, ammunition and
				  method restrictions located in section 2126 of the act (relating to unlawful
				  activities) and §
										141.19 (relating to killing game
				  or wildlife to protect property). A permittee may further restrict or limit the
				  usage of specific arms, ammunition or methods of destruction as deemed
				  appropriate.
(4)
Reporting.
A subpermittee shall report all wildlife destroyed
				  within 24 hours to the Commission in the manner required by section 2122 of the
				  act (relating to report to commission officer).
(5)
Surrender of carcass.
The allowances of section 2124 of the act (relating to retention of edible
				  carcass for food) do not extend to subpermittees. A subpermittee shall
				  surrender the entire carcass, including the head and hide, of all game or
				  wildlife destroyed under this subchapter to the Commission in the manner
				  provided by sections 2123 and 2125 of the act (relating to safekeeping edible
				  carcass pending disposition; and surrender of carcass to commission officer). A
				  subpermittee who surrenders the entire carcass of any game or wildlife
				  destroyed under this subchapter to a food bank or a butcher operating on behalf
				  of a food bank, at the express direction of the district wildlife conservation
				  officer, shall be deemed to have met the surrender requirement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter V - AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE DEPREDATION PERMIT › Section 147.765 - Violations

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The Director may deny, revoke or suspend any permit for any
					 violation of this subchapter, specifically including violations of the
					 conditions of the permit or reporting requirements, upon written notice to the
					 permittee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter W - SNOW GOOSE CONSERVATION HUNT PERMIT › Section 147.781 - Purpose and scope

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The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for snow goose
					 conservation hunt permits to be issued to licensed migratory bird hunters. This
					 permit will authorize migratory bird hunters to harvest snow geese during a
					 time specified by the Director when all waterfowl seasons are closed and
					 require hunter activity and harvest reporting carried out under the
					 permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter W - SNOW GOOSE CONSERVATION HUNT PERMIT › Section 147.782 - Application

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(a) A permit will
				  only be issued to persons who possess a valid hunting license, a valid
				  migratory game bird license and, if the applicant is 16 years of age or older,
				  a valid Federal duck stamp.
(b)
				  Applications for snow goose conservation hunt permits issued under this
				  subchapter shall be made on the form and in a manner provided by the
				  Commission.
(c) Applications must
				  include the name and contact information of the permit applicant.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter W - SNOW GOOSE CONSERVATION HUNT PERMIT › Section 147.783 - Permit

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(a) A snow goose
				  conservation hunt permit issued under this subchapter authorizes the permittee
				  to harvest snow geese within this Commonwealth during a period of time when all
				  waterfowl seasons are closed.
(b)
				  The permittee is required to maintain records specifying hunting activity and
				  harvest by day, time of day, and any other detail required by the Commission.
				  An annual report of this hunting record shall be submitted in a manner
				  specified by the Commission within 30 days of the last hunting day of the
				  conservation hunt period.
(c)
				  Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, all State and Federal
				  requirements and limitations relating to the hunting and taking of snow geese
				  during regular open seasons apply to any activities conducted pursuant to the
				  authorizations of a snow goose conservation hunt permit. The following specific
				  exceptions apply:
(1)
Hunting
				  hours
. All hunting and taking activities conducted pursuant to the
				  authorizations of a snow goose conservation hunt permit shall be conducted in
				  accordance with the adjusted hunting hours authorized for the snow goose
				  conservation season provided in §
											141.4 (relating to hunting
				  hours).
(2)
Electronic
				  devices
. Notwithstanding the general prohibition against the use of
				  electronic devices found in section 2308 of the act (relating to unlawful
				  devices and methods) and §
											141.6 (relating to illegal
				  devices), the limited use of electronic calls and electronic decoys shall be
				  authorized for all hunting and taking activities conducted pursuant to the
				  authorizations of a snow goose conservation hunt permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter W - SNOW GOOSE CONSERVATION HUNT PERMIT › Section 147.784 - Violations

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The Director may deny permit applications received from
					 persons who failed to complete and submit harvest reports and survey
					 information from the prior season.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter X - MENTORED HUNTING PROGRAM PERMIT › Section 147.801 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The purpose
				  of this subchapter is to define and implement the Mentored Hunting Program
				  within this Commonwealth and provide for the issuance of hunting permits to
				  eligible individuals.
(b) The
				  Mentored Hunting Program is intended to provide mentors who are dedicated to
				  promoting and sharing this Commonwealth's hunting heritage with others, the
				  opportunity to provide these unlicensed individuals with one-on-one, hands-on
				  experience and in-field training on the mechanical, ethical, safety,
				  responsibility and enjoyment aspects of the hunting experience.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter X - MENTORED HUNTING PROGRAM PERMIT › Section 147.802 - 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:
Lawful hunting device
-Any firearm or
					 implement that is lawful to be possessed during the current season and used to
					 harvest the particular species hunted.
Mentor
-A licensed person, 21 years of age
					 or older who is serving as a guide to a mentored youth or mentored adult while
					 engaged in hunting or related activities.
Mentored adult
-An unlicensed person, 17
					 years of age or older, who is accompanied by a mentor while engaged in hunting
					 or related activities.
Mentored youth
-An unlicensed person, under
					 17 years of age who is accompanied by a mentor while engaged in hunting or
					 related activities.
Stationary
-The state or condition where a
					 person is still, fixed in place or static, indicated by a cessation of all
					 forward, backward or lateral movement, whether in the standing, kneeling,
					 sitting or prone position.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter X - MENTORED HUNTING PROGRAM PERMIT › Section 147.803 - Application

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(a)
Form
				  and content
. Applications for mentored hunting permits issued under
				  this subchapter shall be made through the Commission or any of its authorized
				  license-issuing agents on the appropriate form designated by the Commission for
				  this purpose. Each application must include the name, address, telephone
				  number, date of birth, Social Security number of the applicant and any other
				  information required by the Commission.
(b)
Eligibility
.
(1) Mentored youth hunting permits are
				  available to youth applicants under 12 years of age or 12 years of age or
				  older, but under 17 years of age, who have never held a prior hunting license
				  within this Commonwealth or another state or nation. Mentored youth hunting
				  permits are available to eligible youth applicants under 12 years of age for an
				  unrestricted number of license years. Mentored youth hunting permits are
				  available to eligible junior applicants 12 years of age or older, but under 17
				  years of age, except when the applicant has previously held a mentored youth
				  permit for a total of 3 license years, including years when under 12 years of
				  age. In these circumstances, an applicable junior hunting license is
				  required.
(2) Mentored adult
				  hunting permits are available to adult applicants 17 years of age or older who
				  have never held a prior hunting license within this Commonwealth or another
				  state or nation. Mentored adult hunting permits are available to eligible adult
				  applicants for a total of 3 license years, including years when under 17 years
				  of age. In these circumstances, an applicable adult hunting license is
				  required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter X - MENTORED HUNTING PROGRAM PERMIT › Section 147.805 - Safety

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While engaged in mentored hunting activities:
(1) A mentored youth shall be stationary,
				  within arms reach and subject to the immediate control of the mentor at all
				  times while in possession of any lawful hunting device. This limitation may not
				  be construed to apply to mentored adults. Mentored adults shall be accompanied
				  by the mentor within eyesight and in close proximity so that verbal instruction
				  and guidance can easily be understood without the aid of electronic
				  communication devices or sound amplification devices.
(2) A mentor may not accompany more than one
				  mentored youth or mentored adult at any given time. A mentor may not accompany
				  a junior hunter in addition to accompanying a mentored youth or mentored
				  adult.
(3) A mentor and mentored
				  youth may not collectively possess more than one lawful hunting device at any
				  given time. This limitation may not be construed to apply to mentors and
				  mentored adults participating in the mentored adult hunting program.
(4) A mentor and mentored youth or mentored
				  adult shall each comply with section 2524 of the act (relating to protective
				  material required) and with any regulations promulgated by the Commission
				  relating to protective material.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter X - MENTORED HUNTING PROGRAM PERMIT › Section 147.806 - Liability

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A mentor is responsible and accountable for all actions of
					 the mentored youth or mentored adult occurring while engaged in mentored
					 hunting activities. A mentor who causes or allows a mentored youth or mentored
					 adult to engage in an unlawful act shall be punishable as the principal
					 offender as provided in section 924 of the act (relating to liability for
					 actions of others).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter X - MENTORED HUNTING PROGRAM PERMIT › Section 147.807 - Violations

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It is unlawful for a mentor, mentored youth or mentored
					 adult to fail to comply with any of the requirements, standards or limitations
					 of this subchapter. A person violating this subchapter shall, upon conviction,
					 be sentenced to pay the fine prescribed in the act. The Director may
					 additionally deny, revoke or suspend any permit for any violation of this
					 subchapter upon written notice to the permittee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter Y - GUIDING PERMIT › Section 147.901 - Purpose and scope

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The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the
					 issuance of guiding permits to authorize eligible applicants to serve as guides
					 for persons hunting, trapping or otherwise taking certain designated species of
					 game or wildlife.
The provisions of this §
												147.901 amended under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §
													2901(b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter Y - GUIDING PERMIT › Section 147.902 - 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:
Commercial guiding activity
-Any guiding
					 activity provided by any person to another person for any fee, remuneration or
					 other economic gain, including bartered goods or services.
Guide
-A person who assists another person
					 in any manner to hunt, trap or otherwise take certain designated species of
					 game or wildlife.
Guiding activity
-
(i) The act of assisting or conspiring to
				  assist another person in any manner to hunt, trap or otherwise take certain
				  designated species of game or wildlife by locating, calling or directing
				  another person to the quarry.
(ii)
				  The term is not intended to include or authorize any assistance taking the form
				  of any overt act directly connected with harvesting game or wildlife by the
				  guide discharging a firearm, bow or crossbow or setting or resetting a trap or
				  cable restraints.
Non-commercial guiding activity
-Any
					 guiding activity provided by any person to another person for the species Elk,
					 where there is no fee, remuneration or economic gain to the guide including
					 bartered goods or services.
The provisions of this §
												147.902 amended under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													721(a),
						2102(a) and
						2901(b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter Y - GUIDING PERMIT › Section 147.903 - Application for commercial and noncommercial guiding permits

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(a) Applications
				  for commercial and noncommercial guiding permits issued under this subchapter
				  shall be made through the applicable Commission regional office local to the
				  applicant on the appropriate form provided by the Commission.
(b) Applications for commercial and
				  noncommercial guiding permits shall include the name, address, telephone
				  number, customer identification number and date of birth of the primary
				  applicant and each subpermittee, if applicable, as well as the specific
				  eligible species of wildlife sought to be covered by the permit.
(c) Applications for commercial and
				  noncommercial guiding permits will only be accepted if the applicant and each
				  listed subpermittee possesses a valid hunting or furtaking license, whichever
				  is applicable to the single species or multiple species designated on the
				  permit application. Applicants for a noncommercial elk guiding permit must also
				  possess a valid elk license.
(d)
				  Applications for commercial and noncommercial guiding permits will only be
				  accepted if the applicant and each listed subpermittee have no documented prior
				  record of game or wildlife violations of the act or this title or related
				  license revocations within the previous 10 years. This subsection shall not be
				  construed to apply to the permittee listed on the application for a
				  noncommercial elk guiding permit, but this provision remains effective for each
				  subpermittee listed the permittee's application.
(e) The fee for a commercial or noncommercial
				  guiding permit will be:
(1) Except as provided
				  in paragraphs (2) and (3) for elk guiding permits, $25 for residents and $50
				  for nonresidents for each respective eligible species of wildlife to be covered
				  by the permit.
(2) $500 for
				  residents and nonresidents for commercial elk guiding permits. This fee also
				  covers up to four subpermittees at no additional cost. Additional subpermittees
				  beyond the first four may be added for an additional $50 per additional
				  subpermittee.
(3) No cost for a
				  noncommercial elk guiding permits. This no cost fee also covers up to four
				  subpermittees at no additional cost. Additional subpermittees beyond the first
				  four may be added for an additional $25 per additional subpermittee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter Y - GUIDING PERMIT › Section 147.904 - Permit

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(a)
General
				  rule.
A guiding permit issued under this subchapter is required for
				  any person to engage in any commercial or noncommercial guiding activity
				  anywhere within this Commonwealth for the following designated species of
				  wildlife: elk and bobcat. A guiding permit is also required for any person to
				  engage in any commercial guiding activity for coyotes on any lands designated
				  as State game lands.
(b)
Additional permits.
Possession of a commercial or
				  noncommercial guiding permit issued under this subchapter does not diminish an
				  individual's obligation to obtain any other applicable Federal, State or local
				  permits concerning the guiding activities.
(c)
Guiding on State game
				  lands.
Notwithstanding the general prohibitions of §
										135.41 (relating to state game
				  lands), a commercial guiding permit issued under this subchapter authorizes its
				  holder to engage in commercial guiding activities on lands designated as State
				  game lands for each species of game wildlife designated on the commercial
				  guiding permit. This subsection shall not be construed to require a commercial
				  or noncommercial guiding permit for noncommercial guiding activities occurring
				  on lands designated as State game lands.
(d)
Licenses, permits and stamps
				  required.
A commercial or noncommercial guide shall maintain valid
				  licenses, permits and stamps applicable to each species for which they are
				  conducting commercial or noncommercial guiding activities, excepting only elk
				  licenses, if applicable. A guide shall carry these licenses, permits and stamps
				  required by this subsection on their person while engaged any commercial or
				  noncommercial guiding activities and shall produce same, upon demand, to any
				  officer whose duty it is to enforce the title.
The provisions of this §
												147.904 amended under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §§
													721(a),
						2102(a) and
						2901(b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter Y - GUIDING PERMIT › Section 147.904.1 - Records and reports of commercial guides

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(a)
Records.
A commercial
				  guide shall maintain legible, accurate and complete field records of all
				  commercial guiding activities conducted under the authority of a commercial
				  guiding permit on a form supplied by the Commission. These field records shall
				  be maintained and made available for inspection in accordance with section 2906
				  of the act (relating to records). A commercial guide shall complete the field
				  records form according to the instructions on the form and must contain the
				  following information for each commercial guiding activity:
(1) Name, address and customer
				  identification number for each client.
(2) Date of guided activity.
(3) Quantity and species of game or wildlife harvested by each
				  client.
(4) Name and guide permit
				  number of any accompanying guide permit holder for each guided
				  activity.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter Y - GUIDING PERMIT › Section 147.905 - Violations

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Violations of this subchapter will be prosecuted under
					 section 2908 of the act (relating to violations). The Director may deny, revoke
					 or suspend any permit for any violation of the act or this subchapter by the
					 permittee or any subpermittee, upon written notice to the permittee.
The provisions of this §
												147.905 amended under the Game and
						Wildlife Code,
						34 Pa.C.S. §
													2901(b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter Z - STATE GAME LANDS RANGE PERMITS › Section 147.1001 - Purpose and scope

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This subchapter provides for range permits to be issued to
					 eligible persons to authorize their holders to utilize established rifle or
					 handgun ranges or designated clay bird shooting areas located on State game
					 lands.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter Z - STATE GAME LANDS RANGE PERMITS › Section 147.1002 - Eligibility and application

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(a)
				  Range permits will only be issued to persons 16 years of age or older who do
				  not possess a valid Pennsylvania hunting or furtaker license.
(b) Applications for range permits issued
				  under this subchapter shall be made on a form provided by the
				  Commission.
(c) Applications must
				  include the name and contact information of the permit applicant.
(d) The fee for a range permit will be $30
				  for residents and nonresidents.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter Z - STATE GAME LANDS RANGE PERMITS › Section 147.1003 - Range permit

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(a) A range
				  permit issued under this subchapter authorizes the permittee to utilize
				  established rifle or handgun ranges or designated clay bird shooting areas
				  located on State game lands.
(b)
				  Permittees shall utilize established rifle or handgun ranges or designated clay
				  bird shooting areas located on State game lands in a manner consistent with
				  applicable requirements, conditions and restrictions provided for in the act
				  and §§
										135.2,
				  135.41 and
				  135.181 (relating to unlawful
				  actions; State game lands; and rifle and handgun ranges).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter Z - STATE GAME LANDS RANGE PERMITS › Section 147.1004 - Violations

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The Director may deny, revoke or suspend any permit for any
					 violation of this subchapter upon written notice to the
					 permittee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter AA - DISABLED PERSON ACCESS PERMIT › Section 147.1021 - Purpose and scope

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This subchapter provides for disabled person access permits
					 to be issued to eligible persons to authorize their holders to utilize mobility
					 devices and motor vehicles to access designated routes on State game
					 lands.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter AA - DISABLED PERSON ACCESS PERMIT › Section 147.1022 - Eligibility and application

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(a) A
				  disabled person access permit will only be issued to a person who provides
				  satisfactory evidence of a mobility disability, which includes any of the
				  following:
(1) A disability parking placard
				  issued by the Department of Transportation (Department). This proof can be
				  either the placard or an identification card issued by the Department
				  documenting the issuance of a disability parking placard.
(2) A disability vehicle registration plate
				  issued by the Department. This proof will be the vehicle registration card
				  bearing a registration number beginning in "PD."
(3) A formal document issued by a state other
				  than the Commonwealth, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American
				  Samoa, Virgin Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and Northern
				  Mariana Islands officially recognizing the existence of a mobility
				  disability.
(4) A disabled person
				  permit issued by the Commission under section 2923 of the act (relating to
				  disabled person permits).
(5) A
				  formal document issued by a medical doctor certifying that the applicant has a
				  mobility disability.
(6) Other
				  satisfactory evidence indicating that the applicant has a mobility
				  disability.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter AA - DISABLED PERSON ACCESS PERMIT › Section 147.1023 - Disabled person access permits

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A disabled person access permit issued under this
					 subchapter authorizes the permittee to use mobility devices and motor vehicles
					 to access designated routes on State game lands as is more specifically set
					 forth in Chapter 135, Subchapter C (relating to State game
					 lands).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part III - GAME COMMISSION › Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Subchapter AA - DISABLED PERSON ACCESS PERMIT › Section 147.1024 - Violations

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The Director may deny, revoke or suspend a permit for a
					 violation of this subchapter upon written notice to the
					 permittee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 161 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 161.1 - General powers of the Commission

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(a)
				Under the act the Commission will have the power to supervise generally
				thoroughbred horse race meetings in the Commonwealth at which parimutuel
				betting is conducted. The Commission is invested with the power to enact
				appropriate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes and
				provisions of the act and to prevent circumvention or evasion
				thereof.
(b) The rules of racing as
				set forth in this part and amendments or additions thereto shall apply to
				corporations holding or conducting a meeting within this Commonwealth licensed
				by the Commission where thoroughbred racing for purposes of parimutuel wagering
				is conducted.
(c) The rules shall
				also apply to a participant in or patron of a licensed meeting and each shall
				be charged with notice of and be conclusively bound by the provisions hereof.
				The Commission may so amend or repeal these rules, in whole or in part.
				Licensees, participants and patrons shall be similarly charged and bound by
				modifications. Copies of the changes are available at the Commission office, at
				tracks or at the executive offices of the Commission in Harrisburg,
				Pennsylvania and will generally be published in the
Pennsylvania
				Bulletin.
(d) Every
				license to hold a meeting is granted upon the condition that the licensee shall
				accept, observe and enforce the rules of the Commission. Furthermore, it shall
				be the duty of each officer, director and every official and employe of the
				licensee to observe and enforce the rules. Licensees are charged with the
				responsibility of reporting apparent violations of these rules to the
				Commission and of cooperating in an investigation into the same.
(e) The Commission may rescind or modify a
				penalty or decision on infraction of the rules imposed or made by the racing
				officials and may institute investigative or adjudicative proceedings on its
				own motion.
(f) The executive
				offices of the Commission are located at Room 304, Agriculture Building, 2301
				North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9408, telephone (717)
				787-1942. In addition, Commission representatives will be on duty at each track
				during the conduct of sanctioned race meetings.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 161 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 161.2 - Scope

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(a) The rules,
				regulations and conditions under which horse racing shall be conducted in this
				Commonwealth are prescribed by the racing law and by the Commission.
(b) Owners and trainers of horses and their
				stable employes shall be subject to the laws of the Commonwealth, and the rules
				promulgated by the Commission immediately upon acceptance and occupancy of
				stabling accommodations from or approved by an association or upon making entry
				to run on its track.
(c) Every
				person participating in and every patron of a licensed racing meeting shall
				abide by the laws and rules of the Commission, and accept the Stewards'
				decisions on questions to which their authority extends, subject to the right
				to appeal to the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 163.1 - Discharge or resignation of employes

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When an owner or trainer discharges a groom or other
					 attendant, or when a groom or other attendant voluntarily leaves the employ of
					 an owner or trainer, the owner or trainer shall notify the track police of a
					 discharge of or resignation by an employe. Failure to notify the track police
					 may subject the owner or trainer to a fine or suspension, or
					 both.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 163.4 - Use of handbooks

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(a) A
				  person may not make a handbook on the grounds of an association.
(b) A person may not solicit for or bet from
				  a handbook on the grounds of an association.
(c) A person may not make a bet with a
				  handbook on the grounds of an association.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 163.5 - Conduct

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A person on his own behalf or in concert with another
					 person may not expend less than his best effort to win a race in which he
					 participates or give an instruction or undertake course of conduct for other
					 than the purpose of winning.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 163.6 - Reporting and penalties for violation of rules

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(a) A person licensed by the Commission or
				  properly brought before it as a witness in an investigative, adjudicative or
				  rulemaking hearing who is in possession of information regarding attempts or
				  acts done in violation of this chapter or statute affecting racing, shall
				  promptly report the knowledge or information to the stewards, the Commission or
				  its licensed security personnel. Failure to report may result in the imposition
				  of disciplinary actions that the stewards or the Commission deems
				  appropriate.
(b) Violators of this
				  chapter will be subject to ejection from the grounds and to fine, suspension or
				  ruling off.
(c) The stewards may
				  fine, suspend or rule off a person who, in their opinion, has acted to the
				  detriment of racing or violated the rules.
(d) The Commission may refuse to issue or
				  renew a license or may suspend or revoke a license issued if it finds that the
				  applicant, or a person who is a partner, agent, employe or associate of the
				  applicant has done any of the following:
(1)
				  Has been convicted of a crime in a jurisdiction.
(2) Is under an order of suspension or
				  revocation, has been denied a license or has been ruled off by any racing
				  commission or board of stewards.
(3) Is associating with a person who has been
				  convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction.
(4) Has consorted with bookmakers, touts or
				  persons of similar pursuits, or has engaged in similar pursuits.
(5) Is financially irresponsible.
(6) Has been guilty of or attempted fraud or
				  misrepresentation in connection with racing, breeding or otherwise.
(7) Has violated or attempted to violate a
				  law with respect to racing in any jurisdiction or a rule, regulation or order
				  of the Commission.
(8) Has violated
				  a rule of racing adopted by the Commission.
(9) Has engaged in similar practices as set
				  forth in this subsection.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 163.7 - Wagering misconduct

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A licensee or employe of a racing association or its
					 concessionaires may not knowingly, by false representation, attempt to cause
					 another person to wager on a horse in a race to be run nor may he demand
					 compensation as a reward for a racing prediction provided to a person or entity
					 for wagering purposes. This does not apply to the vending of newspapers or to
					 other publications approved by the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 163.8 - Liquor and drugs

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A licensee or employe of an association or their
					 concessionaires may not:
(1) Be under
				  the influence of intoxicating liquor or drug, or both, while within the
				  enclosure of an association.
(2) Be
				  in possession of, transfer or deal in an unlawful or dangerous drug within the
				  terms of the criminal and drug control statutes of this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 163.9 - Possession of firearms

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A licensee, employe of the association or its
					 concessionaires may not possess a firearm within the enclosure unless he has
					 obtained a valid permit for the firearm from the appropriate police authority
					 and unless the firearm is registered in writing with the Commission security
					 office at the track and the director of security of the association.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 163.10 - Gratuities to starters

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A person may not offer to a starter, assistant starter or
					 other racing official nor may a starter, assistant starter or other racing
					 official take compensation, in connection with the running of a race other than
					 for their stated salary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 163.11 - Financial responsibilities

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When a licensed owner or trainer or their licensed
					 employes, or other persons licensed to engage in racing, suffer a final
					 judgment rendered against him in a court within the United States, which
					 judgment is based wholly on an indebtedness incurred by the person for
					 supplies, equipment or services furnished in connection with horse racing, the
					 stewards, Commission or both, shall issue an order to the licensee advising the
					 licensee that a hearing will be scheduled at which time the licensee should
					 show cause as to why his license should not be suspended until the Commission
					 or stewards is furnished proof that the judgment has been satisfied.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 163.12 - Issuance or passing of bad checks

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A person may not issue a check in payment for a license
					 fee, fine, nomination or entry fee or other fees, or for services or supplies
					 when the person knows or should reasonably know that the check will be refused
					 for payment by the bank upon which it is written, or that the account upon
					 which it is written does not contain sufficient funds for payment of the check,
					 or that the check is written on a closed account or a nonexistent account.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 163.13 - Misuse of license

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A person may not exercise or attempt to exercise the rights
					 of a license until the appropriate licensing form has been executed and filed
					 with the Commission. The Commission will exercise the power to regulate the
					 conduct of persons holding licenses or who are participating in racing by the
					 use of rights of a licensee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING ASSOCIATIONS › Section 163.31 - Maintenance of grounds and facilities

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(a) An association shall maintain its grounds
				  and facilities to be clean and in good repair, with special consideration for
				  the comfort and safety of patrons, employes and other persons whose business
				  requires their attendance; and with special consideration for the health and
				  safety of horses stabled, exercising or entered to race, and shall have
				  available adequate implements to maintain a uniform track, weather conditions
				  permitting.
(b) An association
				  shall be responsible for providing and maintaining fire-resistant barns and
				  stalls in good repair, and in a sanitary condition. Each barn and stall shall
				  be numbered for identification. Adequate drainage, sufficiently manned
				  fire-fighting equipment and manure removal of the stable area shall be provided
				  and maintained.
(c) An association
				  shall provide and maintain adequate living quarters and conveniently located
				  sanitary facilities such as showers, toilets and wash basins for stable
				  employes.
(d) An association shall
				  surround its grounds with a fence adequate to secure the grounds and exclude
				  unauthorized persons from stable areas.