Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 143.203a - Special elk conservation license auction(a) Each year the Commission may contract with an eligible wildlife conservation organization to conduct an auction sale of one special elk conservation license in accordance with section 2706.2(b) of the act (relating to elk hunting licenses).(b) Upon conclusion of the auction, the wildlife conservation organization shall issue the winning bidder a license voucher which may be redeemed for a special elk conservation license under section 2712 of the act (relating to vouchers for licenses and permits).(c) Except as authorized by § 143.206(c) (relating to validity of elk licenses), special conservation license auction elk licenses are limited to use within the elk hunt zones receiving allocation(s) for a given hunting license year under section § 143.203(f) (relating to random drawing elk licenses). Any elk hunt zone that does not receive an allocation for a given hunting license year under section § 143.203(f) is closed to all elk hunting, unless the zone is designated as open to all elk license holders by the Commission.The provisions of this §193.203a adopted November 27, 2009, effective 11/28/2009, 39 Pa.B. 6766; amended May 21, 2021, effective 5/22/2021, 51 Pa.B. 2937.The provisions of this §143.203a adopted under the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. §§ 2706.2, 2712, and 2722(g); and amended Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. §§ 2102(a) and 2722(g).