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Limitation on expenditures for deterrent fencing - 34 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 546

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     § 546.  Limitation on expenditures for deterrent fencing.
        (a)  General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
     director shall not spend in excess of $300,000 annually from the
     Game Fund for deer, elk or bear deterrent fences in accordance
     with the provisions of this subchapter.
        (b)  Commercial forest lands.--The director shall not spend
     in excess of $300,000 annually from the Game Fund for deer or
     elk deterrent fences on commercial forest lands to promote and
     protect the regeneration of forest flora in accordance with the
     provisions of this subchapter. For purposes of this subsection
     the phrase "commercial forest lands" shall mean land which is
     owned or leased by an individual, corporation or association,
     operated on a profit-making basis and meets all of the following
     requirements:
            (1)  The land shall consist of a minimum of 1,000 acres.
            (2)  The land is managed for the production or
        utilization of forest products on a sustained yield basis as
        defined by regulation of the commission.
            (3)  The land is open to public hunting.
     (Dec. 17, 1990, P.L.687, No.170, eff. imd.)

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