58 Pa. Code § 143.203 - Random drawing elk licenses
(a) The
Executive Director will set the date for the random drawing of applications for
the issuance of random drawing elk licenses.
(b) Each unsuccessful application submitted
in the 2003-2004 license year and each subsequent license year will generate a
single bonus point for the applicant for the elk season type associated with
the unsuccessful application. Each current license year elk license application
will also include one random number entry for each bonus point for elk season
type held by the applicant. Each successfully drawn application will
automatically reset to zero the applicant's bonus point count for the elk
season type associated with the successful application.
(c) Beginning January 1, 2026, an applicant
that is successfully drawn for a random drawing elk license entitling them to
take an antlered elk, will become ineligible to submit an application for any
future random drawing elk license that would entitle them to take an antlered
elk.
(d) The number of random
drawing elk licenses available to nonresident applicants each year shall be
limited to 10% of the available allocation set by the Commission for that
license year.
(e) Qualified
applicants drawn for a random drawing elk license whose military obligation
prevents them from hunting the current elk season shall be eligible to hunt in
the next available elk season.
(f)
The number of available random drawing elk licenses each year shall be limited
to the allocations set by the Commission for each elk hunt zone. Any elk hunt
zone that does not receive an allocation for a given hunting license year is
closed to all elk hunting, unless the zone is designated as open to all elk
license holders by the Commission.
Notes
The provisions of this § 143.203 amended under the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. §§ 322(c)(4), 2102(a), 2705(15) and 2722(g).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 143.203a (relating to special elk conservation license auction); and 58 Pa. Code § 143.203b (relating to special-license fundraiser elk license).
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(a) The Executive Director will set the date for the random drawing of applications for the issuance of random drawing elk licenses.
(b) Applications from current applicants who have applied in the 2003-2004 license year and subsequent years will be included in the random drawing until the applicant is successfully drawn and issued a license .
(c) Applicants issued a random drawing elk license entitling them to take an antlered elk are not permitted to apply for a random drawing elk license for 5 license years.
(d) Qualified applicants and alternates drawn for a random drawing elk license shall be required to obtain a regular hunting license and complete an orientation program as prescribed by the Director .
(e) Qualified applicants drawn for a random drawing elk license whose military obligation prevents them from hunting the current elk season shall be eligible to hunt in the next available elk season.
(f) The number of available random drawing elk licenses each year shall be limited to the allocations set by the Commission for each elk hunt zone. Any elk hunt zone that does not receive an allocation for a given hunting license year is closed to all elk hunting, unless the zone is designated as open to all elk license holders by the Commission .
Notes
The provisions of this § 143.203 amended under the Game and Wildlife