2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 34 - GAME
Chapter 21 - Game or Wildlife Protection
Section 2102 - Regulations

     § 2102.  Regulations.
        (a)  General rule.--The commission shall promulgate such
     regulations as it deems necessary and appropriate concerning
     game or wildlife and hunting or furtaking in this Commonwealth,
     including regulations relating to the protection, preservation
     and management of game or wildlife and game or wildlife habitat,
     permitting or prohibiting hunting or furtaking, the ways,
     manner, methods and means of hunting or furtaking, and the
     health and safety of persons who hunt or take wildlife or may be
     in the vicinity of persons who hunt or take game or wildlife in
     this Commonwealth.
        (b)  Seasons, possession, bag limits and devices.--
            (1)  The commission shall promulgate regulations relating
        to seasons and bag limits for hunting or furtaking, the
        possession of certain species or parts thereof, the number
        and types of devices and equipment allowed, the
        identification of devices and the use and possession of
        devices.
            (2)  If in any year the commission fails to establish
        seasons or bag limits or fails to establish other hunting or
        furtaking regulations under authority of this title, the open
        seasons and bag limits for game or furbearers, Sundays
        excepted, unless otherwise provided by this title, and all
        other hunting or furtaking regulations adopted under
        authority of this title, shall be the same as set by
        regulation of the commission for the previous license year,
        and all seasons shall open and close one calendar day earlier
        than the previous license year. In the event the commission
        fails to establish seasons and bag limits for a license year
        beginning in a leap year, the seasons shall open and close
        two calendar days earlier than the previous license year.
        (c)  Transportation, sale and disturbance of game or
     wildlife.--The commission shall promulgate regulations
     concerning the transportation, introduction into the wild,
     importation, exportation, sale, offering for sale or purchase of
     game or wildlife or the disturbing of game or wildlife in their
     natural habitat.
        (d)  Traps, firearms, ammunition and other devices.--The
     commission shall promulgate regulations stipulating the size and
     type of traps, the type of firearms and ammunition and other
     devices which may be used, the manner in which and the location
     where the devices may be used, the species the devices may be
     used for and the season when the devices may be used.
        (e)  Penalties.--
            (1)  Unless otherwise specifically provided, any person
        convicted or pleading guilty to or pleading nolo contendere
        to any violation of any regulation promulgated under this
        title where any game or wildlife is unlawfully possessed,
        killed or taken or any attempt is made to unlawfully kill,
        take or possess any game or wildlife shall be subject to the
        penalties imposed under section 2307(d) (relating to unlawful
        taking or possession of game or wildlife).
            (2)  Unless otherwise specifically provided, any other
        violation of any regulation of the commission is a summary
        offense of the fifth degree.

        Cross References.  Section 2102 is referred to in section 322
     of this title.