58 Pa. Code § 141.3 - Protection removed under certain circumstances
(a)
General.
(1) Protection is removed from wildlife,
except migratory birds, big game and threatened or endangered species, when
personal property, other than an agricultural crop, is being destroyed or
damaged.
(2) Wildlife may only be
taken by the owner or person in charge of the personal property
affected.
(3) Wildlife taken to
protect personal property shall be taken in a humane and lawful
manner.
(b)
Disposition.
(1) Wildlife
taken to protect personal property shall be turned over to a Commission
representative as required in section 2125 of the act (relating to surrender of
carcass to commission officer).
(2)
Wildlife, or a part thereof, taken under this section, may not be retained
alive, sold or given away.
(3)
Wildlife taken alive may be relocated to a natural setting unless otherwise
restricted or prohibited.
(c)
Diseased or sick
wildlife.
(1) Protection is removed
from wildlife, except migratory birds, big game and threatened or endangered
species, when it is obvious that an animal is sick or diseased and poses a
threat to human safety, farm animals or pets.
(2) The wildlife may only be taken by, or
under the direct supervision of, the person in charge of the property where the
threat exists.
(3) The wildlife
shall be taken in a safe, expeditious and lawful manner.
(d)
Disposition of diseased or sick
wildlife.
(1) Wildlife taken under
authority of subsection (c) shall be disposed of in one of the following ways:
(i) Buried on the site where taken.
(ii) Destroyed by incineration or other
proper disposal.
(iii) Submitted
for laboratory analysis.
(2) Wildlife or parts thereof taken under
subsection (c) may not be retained alive, sold or given away.
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