Pennsylvania Statutes Title 3 Pa.C.S.A. Agriculture § 2703. Unlawful acts

(1) If the person is a taxidermist, mounts any specimen which was not lawfully killed or raised under authority of a propagating permit unless the owner of the specimen presents the taxidermist with a permit obtained from the Pennsylvania Game Commission or the Pennsylvania Fish Commission  1 and, in the case of migratory birds, the required Federal permit.

(2) Mounts any specimen unless the owner of the specimen presents the person with a copy of a permit issued by the Pennsylvania Game Commission or the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. A taxidermist may accept a specimen for safekeeping and, after notifying the nearest Pennsylvania Game Commission or Pennsylvania Fish Commission officer, hold it until the owner obtains the necessary permit or for a period not to exceed 60 days.

(3) Violates the provisions of this chapter.