58 Pa. Code § 141.18 - Permitted devices
Notwithstanding the prohibitions in § 141.6 (relating to illegal devices), the following devices may be used to hunt or take wildlife:
(1) Firearms that use an electronic impulse
to initiate discharge of ammunition. This provision is not intended to
authorize use of these devices when these firearms are otherwise prohibited
devices for the applicable hunting or trapping season.
(2) Electronic sound amplification devices
that are incorporated into hearing protection devices and completely contained
in or on the hunter's ear.
(3)
Electronic devices used for locating dogs while training or hunting, including
devices such as e-collars, radio-telemetry dog tracking systems and beeper
collars.
(4) Electronic
illuminating devices that are affixed at the aft end of a bolt or arrow and
used solely for the purpose of locating or tracking bolt or arrow flight after
being launched from a crossbow or bow.
(5) Electronic crow decoys used solely for
hunting crows.
(6) Electronic
rangefinders, including hand-held devices and those contained within a scope or
archery sight. This authorization may not be construed to permit a device that
emits a light beam, infrared beam, ultraviolet light beam, radio beam, thermal
beam, ultrasonic beam, particle beam or other beam that is visible outside of
the device or on the target.
(7)
Electronically heated scent or lure dispensers. This provision is not intended
to authorize use of scents and lures when use is otherwise prohibited by
section 2308 of the act (relating to unlawful devices and methods) or
137.34 or
137.35 (relating to Chronic
Wasting Disease and emergency authority of Director; and Chronic Wasting
Disease restrictions).
(8)
Electronic devices that generate and distribute ozone gas for scent control
purposes.
(9) Electronic waterfowl
decoys used solely for hunting waterfowl.
(10) Electronic dove decoys used solely for
hunting dove.
(11) Electronic
hand-held and firearm-mounted night-vision and infrared optics used solely for
furbearer hunting.
(12) Electronic
devices used to disturb water for the purpose of preventing ice
formation.
Notes
The provisions of this § 141.18 amended under the the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. §§ 322(c)(5) and 2102(a), (b)(1) and (d).
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