Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Form
and content. Applications for mentored hunting permits issued under
this subchapter shall be made through the Commission or any of its authorized
license-issuing agents on the appropriate form designated by the Commission for
this purpose. Each application must include the name, address, telephone
number, date of birth, Social Security number of the applicant and any other
information required by the Commission.
(b)
Eligibility.
(1) Mentored youth hunting permits are
available to youth applicants under 12 years of age or 12 years of age or
older, but under 17 years of age, who have never held a prior hunting license
within this Commonwealth or another state or nation. Mentored youth hunting
permits are available to eligible youth applicants under 12 years of age for an
unrestricted number of license years. Mentored youth hunting permits are
available to eligible junior applicants 12 years of age or older, but under 17
years of age, except when the applicant has previously held a mentored youth
permit for a total of 3 license years, including years when under 12 years of
age. In these circumstances, an applicable junior hunting license is
required.
(2) Mentored adult
hunting permits are available to adult applicants 17 years of age or older who
have never held a prior hunting license within this Commonwealth or another
state or nation. Mentored adult hunting permits are available to eligible adult
applicants for a total of 3 license years, including years when under 17 years
of age. In these circumstances, an applicable adult hunting license is
required.
(c)
Minors. Applications may be submitted on behalf of an eligible
mentored youth upon presentation of a written request executed by a parent or
legally constituted guardian.
(d)
Fee.
(1) The fee for a
mentored youth hunting permit will be:
(i)
$1, plus any applicable transactional and issuing agent fees, for resident and
nonresident applicants under 12 years of age.
(ii) $5, plus any applicable transactional
and issuing agent fees, for resident applicants 12 years of age or older, but
under 17 years of age.
(iii) $40,
plus any applicable transactional and issuing agent fees, for nonresident
applicants 12 years of age or older, but under 17 years of age.
(2) The fee for a mentored adult
hunting permit will be:
(i) For residents,
$19, plus any applicable transactional and issuing agent fees.
(ii) For nonresidents, $100, plus any
applicable transactional and issuing agent fees.