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Extra - Title Notes - Special Provisions in Appendix. See sections 5 and 6 of...
Extra - Appendix To Title - APPENDIX TO TITLE 34 GAME Supplementary Provisions of Amendatory Statutes...
Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 1 was added July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93,...
Section 101 - Short title of title - This title shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 102 - Definitions - Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent provisions of this...
Section 103 - Ownership, jurisdiction and control of game and wildlife - (a) General rule.--The ownership, jurisdiction over and control of game...
Section 104 - Title not to apply in certain cases - None of the provisions or requirements of this title shall...
Chapter 3 - Pennsylvania Game Commission
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 3 was added July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93,...
Section 301 - Organization of commission - (a) Composition.--The independent administrative commission known as the Pennsylvania Game...
Section 302 - Director - (a) Appointment.--The commission shall select a director. No member of...
Section 303 - Game Commission officers and employees - (a) Appointment.--The director shall select competent persons as Game Commission...
Section 304 - Deputy Game Commission officers - (a) Appointment.--The commission may appoint deputy Game Commission officers as...
Section 321 - Meetings of commission - (a) General rule.--The commission shall have an office in or...
Section 322 - Powers and duties of commission - (a) Duties.--It shall be the duty of the commission to...
Section 323 - Cooperative agreements - The commission may enter into cooperative agreements with any government...
Section 324 - Cooperation with Federal Government - The Commonwealth assents to the provisions of the Federal Wildlife...
Section 325 - Limitation on disclosure of certain records - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any game protector, deputy...
Section 326 - Use of credit and debit cards - (a) Sales of licenses and other items.--The executive director with...
Section 327 - Junior hunter projects - (a) General rule.--It shall be the duty of the commission...
Section 328 - Accountability - (a) Relationship with public.--The commission shall implement policies and programs...
Chapter 5 - Fiscal Affairs
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 5 was added July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93,...
Section 501 - Refund of moneys paid erroneously or unjustly - Whenever the director is satisfied that any fee, fine or...
Section 502 - Collection fee for uncollectible checks - (a) General rule.--Whenever any check or similar instrument issued in...
Section 521 - Establishment and use of Game Fund - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, all...
Section 522 - Appropriation and audit of moneys - (a) Appropriation.--Subject to an annual review and recommendations under subsection...
Section 523 - Donations - The commission may accept from any person donations which, if...
Section 541 - Authority to provide deterrent fences - (a) Fences for deer or elk.--In areas of this Commonwealth...
Section 542 - Investigation after receipt of application - Upon receipt of any application under section 323 (relating to...
Section 543 - Purchase of materials and construction - (a) Purchase and delivery of materials.--The commission may purchase and...
Section 544 - Maintenance, repair or replacement - All fences, after erection, shall be maintained by the individuals...
Section 545 - Request for review - Any dissatisfied applicant for deterrent fencing who is unable to...
Section 546 - Limitation on expenditures for deterrent fencing - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the director...
Section 547 - Unlawful acts - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person to make...
Section 551 - Authority for payment - (a) General rule.--Except as limited by subsection (b), the commission...
Section 552 - Investigation and settlement - As soon as possible after the claim for damages is...
Section 553 - Payment of claim - In all cases where an agreement between the commission's officers...
Section 554 - Request for review - When the commission's officers and the claimant cannot agree upon...
Section 555 - Limitation on expenditures for bear damage claims - The director shall not spend in excess of $50,000 annually...
Section 556 - Unlawful acts - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any owner or his...
Section 561 - Appointment of hearing examiner - Within 15 days following receipt of a request for review...
Section 562 - Powers and duties of hearing examiner - (a) General rule.--The hearing examiner shall have the following powers...
Section 563 - Conduct of review - The hearing examiner shall hear and examine all witnesses, examine...
Section 564 - Finality of decision - The decision of the hearing examiner shall be final as...
Chapter 7 - Property and Buildings
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 7 was added July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93,...
Section 701 - Acquisition of property - (a) General rule.--The commission may by purchase, gift, lease, eminent...
Section 702 - Improvements to property - The commission may purchase, construct, repair and maintain buildings and...
Section 703 - Rights-of-way and other rights - The commission may lease or otherwise secure rights-of-way on and...
Section 704 - Certification of title or title insurance - The title records for lands acquired by the commission shall...
Section 705 - Price paid for acquisitions and improvements - (a) Game lands.-- (1) Except as provided under paragraph (2),...
Section 706 - Title to property - The title to any lands or waters acquired by purchase,...
Section 707 - Designation of property - The commission may designate lands which it secures title to,...
Section 708 - Payments in lieu of taxes - The commission shall make payments in lieu of taxes on...
Section 709 - Cooperative agreements relating to land - The commission may enter into cooperative agreements with government agencies...
Section 721 - Control of property - (a) General rule.--The administration of all lands or waters owned,...
Section 722 - Use of property - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in section 723 (relating to...
Section 723 - Exchange or sale - The commission may, by resolution adopted by a majority of...
Section 724 - Disposition of timber, minerals and other products - The commission may dispose of, by lease, sale or otherwise,...
Section 725 - Rights-of-way, easements and licenses - (a) General rule.--On and across lands to which title has...
Section 726 - Leases - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director, with the...
Section 727 - Proceeds from sales and grants - All proceeds from the sale of waters, timber, buildings, other...
Section 728 - Propagation areas - (a) General rule.--The commission may set aside, in its discretion,...
Section 729 - Public access projects - The commission may cooperate with private landowners and others who...
Section 730 - Controlled goose hunting areas - Applications are available in and must be submitted from the...
Section 741 - Commission actions for damage to buildings or property - (a) Declaration of policy.--By virtue of the continued expenditure of...
Chapter 9 - Enforcement
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 9 was added July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93,...
Section 901 - Powers and duties of enforcement officers - (a) Powers.--Any officer whose duty it is to enforce this...
Section 902 - Deputy Game Commission officers - Except for the powers conferred under section 901(a)(12.1), (17) and...
Section 903 - Delegation of enforcement powers - Any person elected or employed by the Commonwealth or by...
Section 904 - Resisting or interfering with an officer - (a) General offense.--When an officer is in the performance of...
Section 905 - Assaulting an officer (Repealed) - 2010 Repeal. Section 905 was repealed July 9, 2010, P.L.387,...
Section 905.1 - Assaulting an officer - A violation of 18 Pa.C.S. ยง 2702 (relating to aggravated...
Section 906 - False or fraudulent statements on reports, etc - A person who makes any false or fraudulent statement on...
Section 907 - Vehicle operation to avoid identification or inspection - A person who operates a motor vehicle, or craft of...
Section 908 - Reciprocal enforcement on Delaware River - So long as the State of New York or the...
Section 921 - Time for commencing prosecutions - Prosecutions for violating any provisions of this title shall be...
Section 922 - Rights and liabilities of minors - A person under 17 years of age who is charged...
Section 923 - Possession prima facie evidence of violation - In all cases of violation of any provision of this...
Section 924 - Liability for actions of others - (a) General rule.--A person who causes an unlawful act to...
Section 925 - Jurisdiction and penalties - (a) Jurisdiction.--Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 42 (relating to judiciary...
Section 926 - Acknowledgment of guilt and receipt for payment - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (d), a person...
Section 927 - Disposition of fines and penalties - (a) General rule.--Fines recovered in all cases shall be deposited...
Section 928 - Disposition of seized property - All guns, traps, dogs, boats, vehicles or conveyances, or any...
Section 929 - Revocation, suspension or denial of license, permit or registration - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, any...
Section 930 - Suspension of privileges pending payment of penalties - (a) General rule.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), all privileges granted by this...
Section 931 - Disposition of nonresident offenders - Subject to any inconsistent regulations or rules prescribed pursuant to...
Section 932 - Determination of second or subsequent offenses - Any person convicted or pleading guilty or signing an acknowledgment...
Chapter 21 - Game or Wildlife Protection
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 21 was added July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93,...
Section 2101 - Administration of title - The commission shall have the authority to administer and enforce...
Section 2102 - Regulations - (a) General rule.--The commission shall promulgate such regulations as it...
Section 2103 - Applicability of Federal laws - (a) General rule.--The provisions of the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty...
Section 2121 - Killing game or wildlife to protect property - (a) General rule.--Subject to any limitations in this subchapter, nothing...
Section 2122 - Report to commission officer - Any person who kills any game or wildlife, other than...
Section 2123 - Safekeeping edible carcass pending disposition - Unless otherwise directed by an officer of the commission, the...
Section 2124 - Retention of edible carcass for food - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the...
Section 2125 - Surrender of carcass to commission officer - Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the entire carcass,...
Section 2126 - Unlawful activities - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person while acting...
Section 2141 - Killing game or wildlife to protect person - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for a person to kill...
Section 2161 - Commonwealth actions for damage to game or wildlife - (a) Declaration of policy.--The Commonwealth has sufficient interest in game...
Section 2162 - Disturbance of game or wildlife - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person to drive...
Section 2163 - Unlawful importation of game or wildlife - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person to bring...
Section 2164 - Unlawful taking and possession of protected birds - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it...
Section 2165 - Possession or interference with active nests or eggs of birds - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it...
Section 2166 - Unlawful sale of protected birds and plumage - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it...
Section 2167 - Endangered or threatened species - (a) Changes to list.--The commission may, by regulation, add or...
Chapter 23 - Hunting and Furtaking
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 23 was added July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93,...
Section 2301 - Prima facie evidence of hunting - (a) General rule.--For the purpose of this title, any one...
Section 2302 - Interference with lawful taking of wildlife or other activities permitted by this title prohibited - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it...
Section 2303 - Hunting on Sunday prohibited - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it...
Section 2304 - Ownership of carcass of game or wildlife - (a) General rule.--The carcass of game or wildlife lawfully killed...
Section 2305 - Retrieval and disposition of killed or wounded game or wildlife - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person who kills...
Section 2306 - Killing game or wildlife by mistake - (a) General rule.--Any person who, while hunting or trapping for...
Section 2307 - Unlawful taking or possession of game or wildlife - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person to aid,...
Section 2308 - Unlawful devices and methods - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it...
Section 2309 - Unlawful removal of game or wildlife from place of refuge - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person to cut...
Section 2310 - Unlawful use of lights while hunting - (a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), it...
Section 2311 - Restrictions on recreational spotlighting - (a) Unlawful acts.--It is unlawful for any person to cast...
Section 2312 - Buying and selling game - (a) General rule.--Unless otherwise provided, it is unlawful for any...
Section 2313 - Investigation and seizure of game or wildlife - (a) Response to questions.--The operator of any vehicle or craft...
Section 2314 - Trespass on private property while hunting - (a) General rule.--A person, while engaged in hunting or furtaking,...
Section 2315 - Hunting on Sunday without written permission - (a) General rule.--A person required to secure a hunting license...
Section 2321 - Unlawful killing or taking of big game - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in this title or by...
Section 2322 - Prohibited devices and methods - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title or...
Section 2323 - Tagging and reporting big game kills - (a) Tags issued with licenses.-- (1) Each licensed person who...
Section 2324 - Parties hunting big game - (a) Power of commission.--The commission may establish limitations applicable to...
Section 2325 - Cooperation after lawfully killing big game - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in section 2301(b) (relating to...
Section 2326 - Excess kill of big game - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any body of persons...
Section 2327 - Subsequent kill if big game unfit for human consumption - Any person who legally kills any big game and discovers...
Section 2328 - Shipping or transporting big game - (a) General rule.--Unless properly tagged, it is unlawful for any...
Section 2329 - Additional penalty for poaching (Repealed) - 2010 Repeal. Section 2329 was repealed July 9, 2010, P.L.387,...
Section 2341 - Possession and transportation of small game - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it...
Section 2361 - Unlawful acts concerning taking of furbearers - (a) General prohibitions.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it...
Section 2362 - Permitted acts - Nothing contained in this subchapter shall prevent: (1) The possession...
Section 2363 - Trapping exception for certain persons - Except for section 2704(c) (relating to furtaker's certificate of training),...
Section 2364 - Penalties - Any violation of this subchapter relating to bobcat or otter...
Section 2381 - Dogs pursuing, injuring or killing game or wildlife - Except as otherwise provided in this title or by commission...
Section 2382 - Training dogs on small game - (a) General rule.--Unless otherwise provided by commission regulation, it is...
Section 2383 - Dogs pursuing, injuring or killing big game - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it is...
Section 2384 - Declaring dogs public nuisances - Any dog pursuing or following upon the track of any...
Section 2385 - Destruction of dogs declared public nuisances - (a) General rule.--A dog declared a public nuisance pursuant to...
Section 2386 - Penalties - (a) General penalty.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a violation...
Chapter 25 - Protection of Property and Persons
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 25 was added July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93,...
Section 2501 - Hunting or furtaking prohibited while under influence of alcohol or controlled substance - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful to hunt or take game,...
Section 2502 - Chemical test to determine amount of alcohol - (a) General rule.--Any person who hunts or takes or attempts,...
Section 2503 - Loaded firearms in vehicles - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it...
Section 2504 - Shooting on or across highways - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person to shoot...
Section 2505 - Safety zones - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title or...
Section 2506 - Prohibitions within burial grounds - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person at any...
Section 2507 - Restrictions on shooting - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person during the...
Section 2508 - Protection of institutions, parks and resorts - (a) General rule.--Subject to the posting requirements of subsection (b),...
Section 2509 - Damage to property - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person while hunting...
Section 2510 - Littering and restrictions on vehicles - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person while hunting...
Section 2511 - Damage to trees - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful while hunting or while preparing...
Section 2512 - Unlawful acts on commission lands or waters - (a) General rule.--On any lands or waters owned, leased or...
Section 2521 - Incident reports - (a) General rule.--Every person who causes or is involved in...
Section 2522 - Shooting at or causing injury to human beings - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person while hunting...
Section 2523 - Rendering assistance after incidents - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person who has...
Section 2524 - Protective material required - (a) General rule.--Unless further restricted by regulations of the commission,...
Section 2525 - Possession of firearm for protection of self or others - (a) General rule.--It is lawful for a law enforcement officer...
Chapter 27 - Hunting and Furtaking Licenses
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 27 was added July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93,...
Section 2701 - License requirements - (a) General rule.--Except in defense of person or property or...
Section 2702 - Residents - (a) General rule.--Any person who has been domiciled in this...
Section 2703 - Nonresidents - For the purpose of this title, any person unable to...
Section 2704 - Eligibility for license - (a) General rule.--Persons meeting the requirements of this title who...
Section 2705 - Classes of licenses - Unless otherwise provided, any person wishing to exercise any of...
Section 2706 - Resident license and fee exemptions - (a) Agricultural lands.--Unless the privilege to hunt or take furbearers...
Section 2706.1 - Complimentary nonresident licenses - (a) Authority to issue.--Subject to the limitations of subsection (b),...
Section 2706.2 - Elk hunting licenses - (a) Application limitation.--Whenever the commission makes a determination to authorize...
Section 2707 - License periods - Licenses shall be issued for the period beginning July 1...
Section 2708 - Application requirements - (a) General rule.--Applicants for any class of license shall be...
Section 2709 - License costs and fees - (a) License costs.--Any person who qualifies under the provisions of...
Section 2710 - Replacement of lost licenses - (a) Regular licenses.--Any holder of a license who in any...
Section 2711 - Unlawful acts concerning licenses - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it...
Section 2712 - Vouchers for licenses and permits - (a) General rule.--The commission may make available, at its offices...
Section 2721 - License issuance supervision - The issuance of all hunting and furtaking licenses and other...
Section 2722 - Authorized license-issuing agents - (a) County treasurer and commission employees.--Each county treasurer or, in...
Section 2723 - Agent bonding requirements - Except for agents already under bond to receive and disburse...
Section 2724 - Record of license sales - (a) Daily record.--Each place where licenses are sold shall maintain...
Section 2725 - Remitting funds to commission - (a) Deposit of funds.--All funds derived from this source shall...
Section 2726 - Unlawful acts concerning agents - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for an agent or his...
Section 2741 - Denial or revocation of licenses - (a) Grounds for denial.--A hunting or furtaking license shall be...
Section 2742 - Period of revocation - (a) First offense.--Except as otherwise provided, for the first offense...
Section 2743 - Notice of denial or revocation - To revoke a license then in force or to deny...
Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 29 was added July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93,...
Section 2901 - Authority to issue permits - (a) General rule.--The commission may issue permits as specified in...
Section 2902 - General categories of permits - (a) Federal permits.--Federal permits, which may be further restricted by...
Section 2903 - Permit year - Except as otherwise provided in this title, all permits shall...
Section 2904 - Permit fees - (a) Annual fees.--The annual fee for permits provided for in...
Section 2905 - Examination or inspection fees - (a) General rule.--The director shall fix an additional fee to...
Section 2906 - Records - Each permit holder shall keep accurate records of all transactions...
Section 2907 - Reports - The director may require reports from any permit holder, except...
Section 2908 - Violations - (a) General rule.--Except as provided for in subsection (a.1), it...
Section 2921 - Bird banding permits - (a) General rule.--Unless further provided by commission regulation, persons wishing...
Section 2922 - Collecting permits - (a) Issuance.--Unless further provided by commission regulation, permits authorizing the...
Section 2923 - Disabled person permits - (a) Use of vehicle as a blind.-- (1) Unless further...
Section 2924 - Endangered or threatened species permits - (a) Issuance.--The commission may issue permits for the importation, exportation,...
Section 2925 - Falconry permits - (a) Powers of commission.--The commission may adopt regulations to define,...
Section 2926 - Taxidermy permits (Deleted by amendment) - 2006 Amendment. Section 2926 was deleted by amendment July 7,...
Section 2927 - Protected specimen mounting permits - (a) Authorization.--Unless further provided by commission regulation, a permit shall...
Section 2928 - Regulated hunting grounds permits - (a) Eligibility.--Regulated hunting grounds require a minimum of 100 acres...
Section 2929 - Fur dealer permits - (a) Residents.--Holders of resident fur dealer permits shall establish a...
Section 2930 - Propagating permits - (a) Authorization.--No person shall propagate any game bird, wild bird,...
Section 2941 - Dog training areas - (a) Establishment.--Upon the application of 20 or more citizens of...
Section 2942 - Special retriever training areas - (a) Establishment.--Upon application of any club or organization having 20...
Section 2943 - Field dog trials - (a) Authorization.--Permits to hold dog trials on specified wild birds...
Section 2944 - Field dog trials for retrievers - (a) Authorization.--It is lawful to hold field meets or trials...
Section 2945 - Fox chasing - (a) Authorization.--It is lawful during any period designated by the...
Section 2961 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...
Section 2962 - Exotic wildlife dealer permits - (a) Authorization.--The commission may issue a permit to a person...
Section 2963 - Exotic wildlife possession permits - (a) Authorization.--The commission may issue permits to persons to possess...
Section 2964 - Menagerie permits - (a) Authorization.--The commission may issue permits for the establishment and...
Section 2965 - Exclusions - (a) General rule.--The provisions of sections 2930 (relating to propagating...