Section 135.102. Controlled goose and controlled duck hunting areas

(a) Hunting.

(1) General. Hunting is by permit only. Permits will be issued on hunting days at a designated registration center. Decoys and dogs are permitted. Dogs shall be kept under control.

(2) Check-out restriction. A hunting permit holder shall check out at the registration center immediately upon vacating the blind and surrender, in person, the permit. A hunter shall submit birds or mammals taken for examination at the registration center. The deadline for check-out shall be 1 hour following the expiration time, as indicated on the permit.

(3) Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful to:

(i) Allow dogs to run unaccompanied or without direction and control.

(ii) Possess firearms except in connection with a hunting permit.

(b) Trapping.

(1) General. Trapping permits will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis or by drawing until the quota, established by the Director or a designee, has been filled.

(2) Surrendering permit. A trapping permit holder shall surrender the permit at the registration center, either in person or by mail, within 4 days of the expiration date, indicated on the permit, along with a written report of animals taken on a form supplied with the permit. A person failing to surrender a permit, or file a report, may be denied trapping privileges on the area for 3 years.

(c) Harvest control. Hunting and trapping for any species may be stopped by the Director or a designee when, in his opinion, an adequate harvest of that species has occurred on the area.

(d) Cancellation of permits. Permits may be cancelled or denied for infractions of the act, Federal regulations or regulations adopted for wildlife management areas.

The provisions of this § 135.102 adopted June 19, 1987, effective July 1, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 2464; amended August 13, 1999, effective August 14, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 4351. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (204415) to (204416).