Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 143.42 - Antlerless deer license required(a)General rule. Except as provided in subsection (b), a person must acquire and possess a valid antlerless deer license for an applicable wildlife management unit to lawfully hunt and take each antlerless deer within that unit during any open antlerless deer season established in § 139.4 (relating to seasons and bag limits for the license year). Each antlerless deer license is valid for taking only one antlerless deer only in the wildlife management unit designated on the license.(b)Exceptions. The licensure requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to persons lawfully hunting antlerless deer in accordance with allowances and requirements of: (1) The agricultural lands license exemption as set forth in section 2706(a) of the act (relating to resident license and fee exemptions).(2) An applicable antlerless deer special permit issued by the Commission.(3) The lawful cooperation and assistance authorizations or exceptions set forth in sections 2301(b) and 2325 of the act (relating to prima facie evidence of hunting; and cooperation after lawfully killing big game) and also § 141.43(e) (relating to deer seasons).The provisions of this § 143.42 adopted June 19, 1987, effective 7/1/1987, 17 Pa.B. 2464; amended July 22, 1988, effective upon publication and applies retroactively to July 1, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 3213; corrected August 5, 1988, effective upon publication and applies retroactively to July 1, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 3213, 18 Pa.B. 3432; amended July 7, 1989, effective 7/8/1989, 19 Pa.B. 2956; amended November 20, 1992, effective 7/1/1993, 22 Pa.B. 5608; corrected December 11, 1992, effective 7/1/1993, 22 Pa.B. 5950; corrected December 24, 1992, effective 7/1/1993, 22 Pa.B. 6120; amended March 13, 1998, effective 3/14/1998, 28 Pa.B. 1316; amended October 30, 1998, effective 10/31/1998, 28 Pa.B. 5487; amended May 19, 2000, effective 5/20/2000, 30 Pa.B. 2475; amended June 8, 2001, effective 6/9/2001, 31 Pa.B. 2926; corrected July 27, 2001, effective 8/4/2001, 31 Pa.B. 4088; 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 47, No. 34. August 26, 2017, effective 8/26/2017Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 23. June 10, 2023, effective 6/10/2023The provisions of this § 143.42 issued under The Game Law (34 P. S. §§ 1311.101-1311.1502) (Repealed); and the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. §§ 101-2965; amended under the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. §§ 721(a), 2102 and 2722(g).