58 Pa. Code § 131.4 - Civil liability for wildlife killed

(a) If a voluntary settlement cannot be reached, the Director or an officer designated by the Director may bring a civil action in the name of the Commission against a person killing or unlawfully in possession of wildlife, or part thereof, and may seek to recover an amount not less than the penalties prescribed in section 2307(e) of the act (relating to unlawful taking or possession of game or wildlife).

(b) A verdict or judgment recovered by the Commission in the action may not be for less than the sum fixed in subsection (a). The action for damages may be joined with an action for possession. Recovery may be for possession as well as damage.

(c) The pendency or determination of an action for damages or payment of a judgment, or the pendency or determination of a criminal prosecution for the same taking, wounding, killing or possession, is not a bar to the other; nor does either affect the right of seizure under other provisions of laws relating to game and wildlife.

(d) Funds recovered under this section shall be placed in the Game Fund.

Notes

58 Pa. Code § 131.4

The provisions of this § 131.4 adopted June 19, 1987, effective 7/1/1987, 17 Pa.B. 2464; amended June 1, 2001, effective 6/2/2001, 31 Pa.B. 2791.

The provisions of this § 131.4 amended under 34 Pa.C.S. §§ 2102(a) and 2307(e).