Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 19, May 11, 2024
(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to implement a structure and process that provides for the fair and equitable distribution of the antlerless deer licenses allocated by the Commission to each wildlife management unit annually.(b) The Commission will establish the annual allocation of antlerless deer licenses for each wildlife management unit after its review of available management data.(c) The Commission will accept applications for antlerless deer licenses allocated to each wildlife management unit on a first-come, first-served basis through one or more sales rounds that will continue until the supply of licenses is exhausted for each wildlife management unit.(e) Except as provided in subsection (f), notwithstanding the provisions of this subchapter limiting the total number of antlerless deer licenses allocated to each wildlife management unit, the Commission will establish a review process to authorize the issuance of licenses outside of the allocations established in each wildlife management unit to: (1) A resident of this Commonwealth serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in the United States Coast Guard or within 60 days of discharge from active duty under honorable conditions from the United States Armed Forces or United States Coast Guard.(2) A disabled veteran as defined in § 2706(b)(1) and (1.1) of the act (relating to resident license and fee exemptions).(3) An applicant whom the Commission has determined to have been erroneously denied an antlerless deer license.(f) Except for subsection (e)(3), an eligible applicant may receive no more than one antlerless license each license year under any outside-of-allocation exception set forth in subsection (e). Should an applicant be eligible for two or more conditions, only one exception may be exercised each license year.The provisions of this § 143.41 adopted June 19, 1987, effective 7/1/1987, 17 Pa.B. 2464; amended July 31, 1987, effective 8/1/1987, 17 Pa.B. 3228; amended July 7, 1989, effective 7/8/1989, 19 Pa.B. 2956; amended March 21, 2003, effective 3/22/2003, 33 Pa.B. 1475; amended March 20, 2009, effective 3/21/2009, 39 Pa.B. 1388Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 23. June 10, 2023, effective 6/10/2023The provisions of this § 143.41 issued under The Game Law (34 P. S. §§ 1311.101-1311.1502) (Repealed); and the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. §§ 101-2965; amended under the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. § 2722(g).