1. (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.

2. (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. (1) The agricultural lands license exemption as set forth in section 2706(a) of the act (relating to resident license and fee exemptions).
   2. (2) An applicable antlerless deer special permit issued by the Commission.
   3. (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).

Authority

The provisions of this § 143.42 issued under The Game Law (34 P. S. § § 1311.101—1311.1502) (Repealed); and 34 Pa.C.S. § § 101—2965; amended under 34 Pa.C.S. § § 721(a), 2102 and 2722(g).

Source

The provisions of this § 143.42 adopted June 19, 1987, effective July 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 July 8, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 2956; amended November 20, 1992, effective July 1, 1993, 22 Pa.B. 5608; corrected December 11, 1992, effective July 1, 1993, 22 Pa.B. 5950; corrected December 24, 1992, effective July 1, 1993, 22 Pa.B. 6120; amended March 13, 1998, effective March 14, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 1316; amended October 30, 1998, effective October 31, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 5487; amended May 19, 2000, effective May 20, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 2475; amended June 8, 2001, effective June 9, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 2926; corrected July 27, 2001, effective August 4, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 4088; amended March 21, 2003, effective March 22, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 1475; amended March 20, 2009, effective March 21, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 1388; amended August 25, 2017, effective August 26, 2017, 47 Pa.B. 4982; amended June 9, 2023, effective June 10, 2023, 53 Pa.B. 3106. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (388076) and (404745).