Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 41, October 12, 2024
Section 147.552 - Eligibility and application for agriculture deer control permit(a) Application for the agriculture deer control permit shall be made on a form provided by the Commission.(b) An applicant shall submit a copy of a deed or lease showing the applicant to be the owner or have control, or both, of the hunting rights of the land to be covered by the permit.(c) The applicant shall designate the location and boundaries of the area to be covered by the permit in a manner approved by the Commission.(d) By default, the Commission will allocate one agriculture deer control coupon for every 5 acres of land that the agriculture deer control permit holder has under cultivation. Applicants may submit a request to the Commission for the issuance of additional coupons. This request must be accompanied by a written deer management plan describing in detail current deer population data and landscape conditions relative to the applicant's land use goals and objectives. The request must also identify the specific number of additional coupons requested. The Commission, in its sole discretion, may approve a request for the issuance of additional coupons if the applicant's deer management plan both justifies an increase and such increase does not conflict with the Commission's broader deer management goals and objectives for any affected Wildlife Management Units.(e) There is no fee to apply for the agriculture deer control permit.(f) An agriculture deer control permit holder may not issue more than four coupons to any person, including him/herself, to take deer on the agriculture deer control permit holder's land enrolled in the agriculture deer control program.The provisions of this §147.552 adopted October 27, 1995, effective 10/28/1995, 25 Pa.B. 4611; amended February 26, 1999, effective 2/27/1999, 29 Pa.B. 1072; amended August 24, 2001, effective 8/25/2001, 31 Pa.B. 4650; amended June 30, 2006, effective 7/1/2006, 36 Pa.B. 3251; amended April 1, 2011, effective 4/2/2011, 41 Pa.B. 1767; amended August 10, 2012, effective 8/11/2012, 42 Pa.B. 5216; amended May 5, 2017, effective 5/6/2017, 47 Pa.B. 2611; amended May 27, 2022, effective 11/1/2022, 52 Pa.B. 3066.The provisions of this §147.552 amended under 34 Pa.C.S.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 141.1 (relating to special regulations areas); 58 Pa. Code § 147.551 (relating to general); 58 Pa. Code § 147.558a (relating to political subdivisions as applicants); and 58 Pa. Code § 147.559 (relating to violations).