58 Pa. Code § 135.103 - Controlled hunting and trapping area access permit procedures
(a)
Authority to establish and cancel dates and quotas. The
Director will establish the dates and number of available access permits each
year for any authorized hunting or trapping activities approved for an
established controlled hunting or trapping area. The Director may treat any
area designated as a propagation area within a special wildlife management area
in the same manner as a controlled hunting or trapping area as it relates to
the authorization of hunting and trapping by access permit. The Director may
cancel or suspend any authorized hunting or trapping dates for an established
controlled hunting or trapping area when the Commission determines that an
adequate number of the respective game or wildlife has been taken, a game or
wildlife health or disease concern has been identified, or some other
circumstance warrants suspension or closure.
(b)
Notice. The Commission
will provide notice of the opening or closure of limited hunting or trapping
opportunities for designated game and wildlife within an established controlled
hunting or trapping area through a public announcement, web site or other means
reasonably intended to reach the widest audience. Notice of the opening of
limited hunting or trapping opportunities within an established controlled
hunting or trapping area will also include information concerning the
application process.
(c)
Application.
(1)
Eligibility. An applicant must possess a valid and current
hunting or trapping license, whichever is applicable, plus any other license,
stamp or permit that is required for the designated game or wildlife, to be
eligible to make application for an access permit. An applicant is eligible to
submit only one application per drawing for an access permit to participate in
a controlled hunting or trapping activity on any established special wildlife
management area.
(2)
Timeliness, form and content. Applications for a controlled
hunting or trapping permit shall be submitted on a form, in the manner and by
the deadline established by the Commission. Applications must include the
applicant's name, Commission-issued Customer Identification Number and any
other information required by the Commission. Incomplete, illegible, duplicate
or late applications will be rejected.
(d)
Drawing.
(1) The Commission will conduct a random
drawing of applications to select participants for each authorized hunting or
trapping activity approved for an established controlled hunting or trapping
area. Successful applicants will be issued an access permit specifying the
date(s) and the authorized species for the applicable hunting or trapping
activity. Access permits are not transferable. The Commission may conduct
special random drawings prior to scheduled regular drawings for controlled
hunting or trapping area access permits that are reserved for:
(i) Junior license holders and persons in
possession of a valid mentored youth permit issued under Chapter 147,
Subchapter X (relating to Mentored Hunting Program Permit). An adult who
accompanies a junior license holder or mentored youth permit holder on an
established special youth day may participate in the hunt by calling, but may
not harvest any game or wildlife.
(ii) Persons in possession of a disabled
person permit issued under section 2923(a) of the act (relating to disabled
person permits).
(iii) Persons in
possession of a resident disabled veteran license, a reduced fee resident
disabled veteran license or persons who possess a senior lifetime resident
license or senior lifetime resident combination hunting license who can provide
documentation evidencing their eligibility for the resident disabled veteran
license or a reduced fee resident disabled veteran license.
(iv) Persons in possession of a resident
general hunting license, senior lifetime resident license or senior lifetime
resident combination hunting license who can provide documentation evidencing
their veteran status.
(2) The Commission will include all
unsuccessful applications from special random drawings with all other standard
applications awaiting the regular drawings.
(e)
Unclaimed permits. If
one or more successful applicants cancels or fails to appear for check-in by
1/2 hour prior to open hunting hours on the scheduled date and time for their
hunting or trapping opportunity for any controlled hunt that requires in-person
check-in, the Commission may void the issued access permits and conduct a
random drawing to reassign unclaimed access permits. If the Commission
determines that a drawing to reassign unclaimed access permits is necessary, a
drawing will be conducted using the same or substantially equivalent random
selection process used in the original drawing until all openings are filled.
The Commission will conduct unclaimed access permit drawings immediately prior
to the opening of lawful hunting hours on the day of the scheduled
hunt.
Notes
The provisions of this §135.103 amended under the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. §§ 322(c)(6), 721(a), 2102(a) and 2722(g).
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