Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 147.903 - Application for commercial and noncommercial guiding permits(a) Applications for commercial and noncommercial guiding permits issued under this subchapter shall be made through the applicable Commission regional office local to the applicant on the appropriate form provided by the Commission.(b) Applications for commercial and noncommercial guiding permits shall include the name, address, telephone number, customer identification number and date of birth of the primary applicant and each subpermittee, if applicable, as well as the specific eligible species of wildlife sought to be covered by the permit.(c) Applications for commercial and noncommercial guiding permits will only be accepted if the applicant and each listed subpermittee possesses a valid hunting or furtaking license, whichever is applicable to the single species or multiple species designated on the permit application. Applicants for a noncommercial elk guiding permit must also possess a valid elk license.(d) Applications for commercial and noncommercial guiding permits will only be accepted if the applicant and each listed subpermittee have no documented prior record of game or wildlife violations of the act or this title or related license revocations within the previous 10 years. This subsection shall not be construed to apply to the permittee listed on the application for a noncommercial elk guiding permit, but this provision remains effective for each subpermittee listed the permittee's application.(e) The fee for a commercial or noncommercial guiding permit will be:(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) for elk guiding permits, $25 for residents and $50 for nonresidents for each respective eligible species of wildlife to be covered by the permit.(2) $500 for residents and nonresidents for commercial elk guiding permits. This fee also covers up to four subpermittees at no additional cost. Additional subpermittees beyond the first four may be added for an additional $50 per additional subpermittee.(3) No cost for a noncommercial elk guiding permits. This no cost fee also covers up to four subpermittees at no additional cost. Additional subpermittees beyond the first four may be added for an additional $25 per additional subpermittee.The provisions of this §147.903 amended May 1, 2020, effective 5/2/2020, 50 Pa.B. 2274.The provisions of this §147.903 amended under the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. § 2901(b).