1. (a) Applications for depredation permits issued under this subchapter shall be made through the district wildlife conservation officer on the appropriate form provided by the Commission.
2. (b) Applications must identify the name and contact information of the permit applicant, the names and contact information of the subpermittees, the specific location of the subject property owned, leased or otherwise controlled by the applicant, the species of game or wildlife causing damage, the specific nature and extent of the damage caused by the game or wildlife and any additional information the Commission may require.

3. (c) Applications will only be accepted from persons meeting the following criteria:

   1. (1) The permit applicant meets the definition of a qualified ‘‘person,’’ as defined in section 2121(c) of the act (relating to killing game or wildlife to protect property).
   2. (2) {Reserved}.
   3. (3) The permit applicant possesses a valid agriculture deer control permit if the species sought to be destroyed is white-tailed deer.
4. (d) An applicant shall certify that they are the owner or lessee of both the agricultural interest adversely affected by material damage caused by white-tailed deer and the hunting rights of the land to be covered by the permit application.

Authority

The provisions of this § 147.762 amended under 34 Pa.C.S. § 2901(b).

Source

The provisions of this § 147.762 amended September 12, 2025, effective September 13, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 6538. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (403160).