Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 23 - Hunting and Furtaking
Section 2381 - Dogs pursuing, injuring or killing game or wildlife


Except as otherwise provided in this title or by commission regulation, it is unlawful for any person controlling or harboring a dog to permit the dog to chase, pursue, follow upon the track of, injure or kill any game or wildlife at any time.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 34 - GAME

Chapter 23 - Hunting and Furtaking

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 2301 - Prima facie evidence of hunting

Section 2302 - Interference with lawful taking of wildlife or other activities permitted by this title prohibited

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Section 2329 - Additional penalty for poaching (Repealed)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 2362 - Permitted acts

Section 2363 - Trapping exception for certain persons

Section 2364 - Penalties

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

Section 2386 - Penalties