2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - GAME
Chapter 27 - Hunting and Furtaking Licenses
2711 - Unlawful acts concerning licenses.

     § 2711.  Unlawful acts concerning licenses.
        (a)  General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this
     title, it is unlawful for any person to:
            (1)  Hunt or take any game or wildlife by any means or
        manner or device, including the use of dogs, without first
        securing and personally signing and displaying the required
        license.
            (2)  Procure a license in a name other than the person's
        legal name, furnish an address other than his legal place of
        residence and domicile or make any false or misleading
        statement whatsoever in securing a license.
            (3)  Lend or transfer in any manner whatsoever a license
        or game or wildlife kill tag to any other person regardless
        of the purpose.
            (4)  Issue, acquire or aid, assist or conspire, either
        for that person or any other person, in procuring any hunting
        or furtaking license for which that person is not legally
        entitled thereto.
            (5)  Possess while hunting or taking game or wildlife or
        going to or from hunting or taking game or wildlife any
        report card, license tag, license stamp or game or wildlife
        kill tag belonging to another.
            (6)  Except as provided under section 2705 (relating to
        classes of licenses), receive a hunting or furtaking license
        under any circumstances if under 12 years of age.
            (7)  Receive a hunting or furtaking license without
        presenting a written request executed by a parent or legally
        constituted guardian if under 17 years of age.
            (8)  Use firearms of any kind or a bow and arrow for the
        purpose of hunting any game or wildlife or attempting to take
        or kill any game or wildlife by hunting or trapping if under
        12 years of age or when hunting or trapping any game or
        wildlife or attempting to hunt or trap any game or wildlife
        if between 12 and 14 years of age, unless accompanied by a
        parent or a person 18 years of age or older serving in loco
        parentis or as guardian or some other family member 18 years
        of age or older or when hunting if between 14 and 16 years of
        age, unless accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older.
        For the purpose of this paragraph "accompany" means close
        enough that verbal instructions and guidance can be easily
        understood. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply
        to section 2363 (relating to trapping exception for certain
        persons).
            (9)  Remove or cause to be removed or permit the removal
        of any hunting or furtaking license required by this title
        from the place where the license is required to be displayed
        for the purpose of concealing the identity of that person or
        to resort to any other means or manner to conceal the
        identity of that person.
            (10)  Hunt or take, or aid, assist or attempt to hunt or
        take, furbearers or take any game or wildlife anywhere in
        this Commonwealth, either with or without a license, or make
        application, receive or attempt or conspire to receive any
        license required by this chapter, during any period that
        these privileges have been denied or withdrawn by this title,
        by the director or by a magisterial district judge or court.
            (11)  Conspire to or duplicate, reproduce, alter, forge
        or counterfeit any permit, license, tag or stamp required by
        this title.
            (12)  While exercising any of the privileges granted by
        any license provided for in this title, refuse or fail to
        satisfactorily provide positive identification to any
        landowner upon whose land that person may be occupying or to
        any officer whose duty it is to enforce this title.
            (13)  Violate any regulations promulgated under the
        authority of this subchapter.
        (b)  Penalties.--A violation of this subchapter relating to:
            (1)  Subsection (a)(1) insofar as it relates to hunting
        or furtaking without a valid license or licenses required is
        a summary offense of the third degree.
            (2)  Subsection (a)(1) insofar as it relates to signing
        or displaying a license is a summary offense of the eighth
        degree.
            (3)  Subsection (a)(2), (3), (4), (5), (9) or (12) is a
        summary offense of the fifth degree.
            (4)  Subsection (a)(6), (7) or (8) is a summary offense
        of the seventh degree.
            (5)  Subsection (a)(10) or (11) is a summary offense of
        the first degree and may result in forfeiture of the
        privilege to hunt or take game or wildlife anywhere within
        this Commonwealth for a period of five years.
            (6)  Any of the other provisions of this subchapter or
        the regulations promulgated thereunder is a summary offense
        of the fifth degree.
        (c)  Separate offenses.--Each day of violation or each
     illegal act constitutes a separate offense.
     (June 22, 1993, P.L.102, No.23, eff. imd.; Nov. 30, 2004,
     P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days; July 9, 2010, P.L.387, No.54,
     eff. 60 days)

        2010 Amendment.  Act 54 amended subsecs. (a)(4) and (b). See
     section 6 of Act 54 in the appendix to this title for special
     provisions relating to public notice.
        2004 Amendment.  Act 207 amended subsec. (a)(10). See
     sections 28 and 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for
     special provisions relating to applicability and construction of
     law.
        1993 Amendment.  Act 23 amended subsec. (a)(6). Section 2 of
     Act 23 provided that Act 23 shall apply to the license year
     beginning July 1, 1993, and to each license year thereafter.
        Cross References.  Section 2711 is referred to in section
     2923 of this title.