Any person who legally kills any big game and discovers that the flesh of the big game was unfit for human consumption at the time of killing shall, within 12 hours following the discovery, deliver the entire carcass, less entrails, but including the head and hide, to any commission officer who, being satisfied that the big game was unfit for human consumption at the time killed, shall issue a written authorization to the person to kill a second animal or bird of the same species during the unexpired portion of the season for that species.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 23 - Hunting and Furtaking
Section 2301 - Prima facie evidence of hunting
Section 2303 - Hunting on Sunday prohibited
Section 2304 - Ownership of carcass of game or wildlife
Section 2305 - Retrieval and disposition of killed or wounded game or wildlife
Section 2306 - Killing game or wildlife by mistake
Section 2307 - Unlawful taking or possession of game or wildlife
Section 2308 - Unlawful devices and methods
Section 2309 - Unlawful removal of game or wildlife from place of refuge
Section 2310 - Unlawful use of lights while hunting
Section 2311 - Restrictions on recreational spotlighting
Section 2312 - Buying and selling game
Section 2313 - Investigation and seizure of game or wildlife
Section 2314 - Trespass on private property while hunting
Section 2315 - Hunting on Sunday without written permission
Section 2321 - Unlawful killing or taking of big game
Section 2322 - Prohibited devices and methods
Section 2323 - Tagging and reporting big game kills
Section 2324 - Parties hunting big game
Section 2325 - Cooperation after lawfully killing big game
Section 2326 - Excess kill of big game
Section 2327 - Subsequent kill if big game unfit for human consumption
Section 2328 - Shipping or transporting big game
Section 2329 - Additional penalty for poaching (Repealed)
Section 2341 - Possession and transportation of small game
Section 2361 - Unlawful acts concerning taking of furbearers
Section 2363 - Trapping exception for certain persons
Section 2381 - Dogs pursuing, injuring or killing game or wildlife
Section 2382 - Training dogs on small game
Section 2383 - Dogs pursuing, injuring or killing big game
Section 2384 - Declaring dogs public nuisances
Section 2385 - Destruction of dogs declared public nuisances