Powers and duties of commission - 34 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 322

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     § 322.  Powers and duties of commission.
        (a)  Duties.--It shall be the duty of the commission to
     protect, propagate, manage and preserve the game or wildlife of
     this Commonwealth and to enforce, by proper actions and
     proceedings, the laws of this Commonwealth relating thereto.
        (b)  General powers and duties.--The commission has the power
     and duty to take all actions necessary for the administration
     and enforcement of this title.
        (c)  Specific powers and duties.--In order to administrate
     and enforce this title, the commission through proper action
     shall:
            (1)  Subject to section 2102(b) (relating to seasons,
        possession, bag limits and devices), fix seasons, daily
        shooting or taking hours, and any modification thereof, and
        daily, season and possession limits for any species of game
        or wildlife.
            (2)  Remove protection, declare an open season or
        increase, reduce or close a season.
            (3)  Increase or reduce bag limits or possession limits.
            (4)  Define geographic limitations or restrictions.
            (5)  Fix the type and number of devices which may be used
        to take game or wildlife.
            (6)  Limit the number of hunters or furtakers in any
        designated area and prescribe the lawful methods of hunting
        or taking furbearers in these areas.
            (7)  Govern the use of recorded calls or sounds or
        amplified calls or sounds of any description for taking or
        hunting game or wildlife.
            (8)  Add to or change the classification of any wild bird
        or wild animal.
            (9)  Prohibit the possession, importation, exportation or
        release of any species of birds or animals which may be
        considered dangerous or injurious to the general public or to
        the wildlife of this Commonwealth.
            (10)  Manage and develop its lands and waters and other
        government or private lands and waters under agreement with
        the owners as it considers advisable and, by proper action
        and proceedings, enact and enforce regulations to insure the
        prudent and proper use of these lands.
            (11)  Collect, classify and preserve such statistics,
        data and information as in its judgment will tend to promote
        the object of this title and take charge of and keep all
        reports, books, papers and documents which shall, in the
        discharge of its duties, come into its possession or under
        its control.
            (12)  Take any necessary action to accomplish and assure
        the purposes of this title.
            (13)  Serve the interest of sportsmen by preserving and
        promoting our special heritage of recreational hunting and
        furtaking by providing adequate opportunity to hunt and trap
        the wildlife resources of this Commonwealth.
     (June 28, 1996, P.L.428, No.64, eff. 60 days)

        1996 Amendment.  Act 64 added subsec. (c)(13).

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