§ 2383. Dogs pursuing, injuring or killing big game.
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§ 2383. Dogs pursuing, injuring or killing big game.
(a)General rule.-- Except as provided in subsection (b), it is unlawful for any person to make use of a dog in any manner to hunt for or to take big game or to permit a dog owned, controlled or harbored by that person to pursue, harass, chase, scatter, injure or make use of a dog to kill any big game.
(b)Exception.-- It shall be lawful to do any of the following:
(1)Make use of a dog to pursue, chase, scatter and track wild turkeys during the fall wild turkey season.
(2)Make use of a leashed tracking dog to track a white-tailed deer, bear or elk in an attempt to recover an animal which has been legally killed or wounded during any open season for white-tailed deer, bear or elk.
34c2383v
(June 30, 2007, P.L.62, No.18, eff. imd.; Mar. 26, 2018, P.L.86, No.11, eff. imd.)
Cross References. Section 2383 is referred to in section 2386 of this title.
34c2384s