Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part III - GAME COMMISSION
Chapter 147 - SPECIAL PERMITS
Subchapter H - PROTECTED SPECIMEN
Section 147.143 - Transfer of lawful possession of abandoned venison
Universal Citation: 58 PA Code ยง 147.143
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Definition.
Abandoned venison-Venison which remains unclaimed by the lawful owner at a butcher shop for longer than 10 days after the lawful owner has been notified by the butcher or an employe that the venison is dressed and ready to be picked up.
(b) Procedure for transfer of lawful possession of abandoned venison.
(1)
Lawful possession of abandoned venison may be transferred to any resident of
this Commonwealth who is in possession of a valid permit to possess deer
(PGC-90-LE) provided that:
(i) Prior to a
transfer of possession of abandoned venison the butcher or an employe has
notified the lawful owner of the venison in the butcher shop by United States
registered mail to the person's last known address of the intent to dispose of
the venison.
(ii) The notification
gives the lawful owner of the venison 30 days to claim the venison and pay to
the butcher the standard labor fee for preparing the venison for
consumption.
(2) After
the 30-day period has expired, the butcher may transfer the lawful possession
of abandoned venison to a resident of this Commonwealth who presents a valid
permit to possess deer (PGC-90-LE) and if required by the butcher pays the
standard labor fee for preparing the venison for consumption.
(3) The butcher shall, within 24 hours of
transferring possession of abandoned venison, send by United States mail a
report setting forth the date of transfer and the name, address and telephone
number of the person or organization that received the venison to the wildlife
conservation officer in charge of the district where the butcher shop is
located.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 147.144 (relating to transfer of lawful possession of abandoned venison to food banks).
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