Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 141.29 - Hunting mourning doves over managed fields(a)Limited hunting authorized. In accordance with the authorization in 50 CFR 20.21 (relating to what hunting methods are illegal), it is lawful to hunt mourning doves on or over lands or areas that are not otherwise baited areas, and where grain or other feed has been distributed or scattered solely as the result of manipulation of an agricultural crop or other feed on the land where grown, or solely as the result of a normal agricultural operation.(b)Nonapplication. This section shall not be construed to authorize the hunting of any other species of wildlife in an area where grain or other feed has been distributed or scattered as the result of manipulation of an agricultural crop or other feed.(c)Definition. For the purposes of this section, "manipulation" means the alteration of natural vegetation or agricultural crops by activities that include mowing, shredding, discing, rolling, chopping, trampling, flattening, burning or herbicide treatments. The term manipulation does not include the distributing or scattering of grain, seed or other feed after removal from or storage on the field where grown.The provisions of this § 141.29 adopted September 14, 2018, effective 9/15/2018, 48 Pa.B. 5727; amended May 1, 2020, effective 5/2/2020, 50 Pa.B. 2272.The provisions of this § 141.29 issued under 34 Pa.C.S. § 2102(a).