2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - GAME
Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits
2922 - Collecting permits.

     § 2922.  Collecting permits.
        (a)  Issuance.--Unless further provided by commission
     regulation, permits authorizing the holder to collect birds,
     their nests with eggs found therein and animals, protected by
     this title, for exhibition in public museums or for scientific
     study or school instruction may be issued to:
            (1)  Persons of known scientific attainment in either
        ornithology or mammalogy for scientific study, whether
        residents of this Commonwealth or not.
            (2)  Agents of public museums or institutions of learning
        for exhibition purposes, whether residents of this
        Commonwealth or not.
        (b)  Application and project outline.--Applicants for a
     collecting permit or a renewal of a collecting permit shall
     include an outline of the project they are working on or propose
     to begin. This outline shall include any benefits for game or
     wildlife or useable scientific information they expect to
     generate along with the minimum number of specimens of each
     species needed. The application and project outline shall be
     reviewed by the director who may approve, reject or modify the
     project.
        (c)  Permit conditions.--The permit shall list the number of
     specimens to be taken and specify the method of taking.
        (d)  Unlawful acts.--It is unlawful to:
            (1)  Take more than the number of specimens shown on the
        permit.
            (2)  Sell or offer for sale or barter any specimen
        obtained.
            (3)  Transfer control of any specimen to another person
        without first securing written permission from the director.
            (4)  Violate any other provisions of this section.
        (e)  Penalty.--Except for endangered or threatened species, a
     violation of this section is a summary offense of the fifth
     degree.