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