BOARD OF GAME COMMISSIONERS TO MEET ON JULY 8-9
Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that the Board of Game Commissioners will hold its upcoming meeting on July 8-9, in the auditorium of the agency's Harrisburg headquarters at 2001 Elmerton Ave., just off the Progress Avenue exit of Interstate 81 in Harrisburg.
On Wednesday, July 8, the Board will gather public comments and hear Game Commission staff reports beginning at 8:30 a.m. Doors open at 7:45 a.m. Registration for those interested in offering public testimony - limited to five minutes - also will begin at that time.
On Thursday, July 9, beginning at 8:30 a.m., the Game Commission will take up its prepared agenda, which will be posted on the agency's website prior to the meeting. Among the items slated for final approval are regulatory changes to specifically prohibit the use or possession of drug paraphernalia on State Game Lands and to remove the one-way travel limitation for those who possess a disabled person permit to use a vehicle as a blind as it relates to travel permitted on designated State Game Lands' roads.
Among those items slated for preliminary consideration is a proposal requested by Game Commissioner Ron Weaner to restrict the use of crossbows. Under the proposal, crossbows would be permitted to be used during the first two weeks of the statewide early archery deer season; would only be permitted to be used by disabled hunters with a permit to use a crossbow for the remainder of the early archery season, as well as all of the late archery season; would continue to be legal for all deer seasons, including the early and late archery seasons, in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D; would only be permitted to be used during the two-day archery bear season by disabled hunters with a permit to use a crossbow; and would be permitted to be used by muzzleloader deer hunters who have a muzzleloader license.
Roe also announced the minutes from the Board's April 21 meeting were posted on the agency's website (
www.pgc.state.pa.us) in the "Reports/Minutes" section in the left-hand column of the homepage.
GAME COMMISSION TO WELCOME TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS
With its upcoming meeting slated for July 8 and 9, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners is set to welcome two recently-confirmed members, David J. Putnam, of Centre Hall, Centre County, and Robert W. Schlemmer Sr., of Export, Westmoreland County.
Putnam was nominated by Gov. Edward G. Rendell on March 11, and confirmed by the state Senate on May 5. Schlemmer was nominated by Gov. Rendell on March 11 and confirmed by the Senate on June 16. Putnam filled the vacancy created when Russell Schleiden's term expired, and Schlemmer filled the vacancy created when Roxane Palone's term expired.
For more information on these two items, please visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency website:
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=11&Q=176781