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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-79

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Title 58--RECREATION

GAME COMMISSION

[58 PA. CODE CH. 141]
[CORRECTION]

Game Lands and Goose Hunting

[27 Pa.B. 586]

   An error occurred in the document amending § 141.25 (relating to early and late goose hunting seasons), which appeared at 27 Pa.B. 313 (January 18, 1997). The text of subsections (d) and (e) were printed incorrectly. The correct version of § 141.25 is as follows:

Annex A

TITLE 58.  RECREATION

PART III.  GAME COMMISSION

CHAPTER 141.  HUNTING AND TRAPPING

§ 141.25.  Early and late goose hunting seasons.

   (a)  Early season and description.

   (1)  Subject to approval of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, there will be an early Canada goose hunting season starting on September 1 (except when Sunday, then September 2), and ending on September 25 (except when Sunday, then September 24) Statewide. Geese may be taken on the Pymatuning State Park Reservoir and an area to extend 100 yards inland from the shoreline of the reservoir excluding the area east of L. R. 20006.

   (2)  Geese may not be taken in that portion of Crawford County which is in the area south of Route 6 from the Ohio line to its intersection with Route 322 in the town of Conneaut Lake and north of Route 322 west to the Ohio line, or in Lancaster/Lebanon Counties in the area east of S. R. 501 from Shaefferstown to the Pa. Turnpike, north of the Pa. Turnpike to S. R. 272, west of S. R. 272 to S. R. 897, and south of S. R. 897 to Shaefferstown, referred to as closed areas.

   (3)  There is a daily bag limit of three and a possession limit of six with the exception of the closed areas in Crawford and Lancaster/Lebanon Counties.

   (b)  Late season and description.

   (1)  Areas. Subject to approval of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, there is a late Canada goose hunting season beginning on January 15 (except when Sunday, then January 16), and ending on February 15 (except when Sunday, then February 14) Statewide, with the exception of Erie, Mercer, Butler, Crawford and the area east of I-83 from the Maryland State line to the intersection of U. S. Route 30 to the intersection of S. R. 441, east of S. R. 441 to intersection of I-283, east of I-283 to I-83, east of I-83 to intersection of I-81, east of I-81 to intersection of I-80, and south of I-80 to the New Jersey State line.

   (2)  Bag limit. There is a daily bag limit of five and a possession limit of ten geese.

   (3)  Map. See map of Late Canada Goose Areas in Appendix E.

   (c)  Shooting hours. Shooting hours for goose hunting during the early and late goose hunting seasons is 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset.

   (d)  Unlawful acts. It is unlawful to hunt Canada geese during the early or late goose hunting seasons inside the boundaries of the closed areas.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-79. Filed for public inspection January 17, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]

   



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