Beaver County Sportsmen's Conservation League

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AMENDMENT ADDRESSES SPECIAL REGULATIONS AREAS FOR AIR GUNS AND SOME SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLES

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Air guns, some semiautomatic rifles could become lawful hunting arms within Special Regulations Areas.

 

When the Pennsylvania Game Commission in April approved the use of semiautomatic rifles and air guns for hunting small game and furbearers, the provision could not be extended to the state’s Special Regulations Areas, which are covered under a separate section of the law.

 

But a measure preliminarily approved today by the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners would allow hunters and trappers within Special Regulations Areas also to use semiautomatic rifles and air guns. If the measure is adopted at the Sept. 26 meeting, it likely would take effect sometime in November or December.

06/26/2017  HIGHLIGHTS FROM TODAY’S COMMISSIONERS MEETING

Courtesy of Pennsylvania Game Commission

Issue Of Unlicensed Drivers On Game Lands Addressed

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Proposed regulation would require that only licensed drivers operate vehicles on game lands.

Wildlife Conservation Officers and deputies routinely encounter unlicensed drivers operating motor vehicles on roads, in parking areas and elsewhere on game lands.

But since only police have the authority to enforce the state’s Vehicle Code, the violations only can be enforced when the appropriate police agency is available to take the case.

In instances when police can’t respond, the violations go unaddressed.

But the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners today gave preliminary approval to a regulation that will allow officers to stop unlicensed drivers from unlawfully driving on game lands.

The proposed regulation states that vehicles requiring registration under the Vehicle Code can be operated on game lands only by licensed drivers.

The measure will be brought back to the March meeting for a final vote by the board.

Courtesy Pennsylvania Game Commission