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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Species classified as vulnerable shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The Environmental Quality Board upon designation of vulnerable species shall establish regulations over the digging, harvesting, sale and exploitation of said species.
(2) The regulations shall:
(i) consider the distribution, abundance, economic value, growing and reproduction cycle;
(ii) establish seasons for the digging and harvesting of plants or plant parts; and
(iii) provide for the commercial licensing of persons who buy with the intent to sell vulnerable plants within the Commonwealth or export said plants therefrom and to require the licensees to maintain records of their transactions.
(3) The Environmental Quality Board shall establish the license fee.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 32 P.S. Forests, Waters and State Parks § 5309. Vulnerable species - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-32-ps-forests-waters-and-state-parks/pa-st-sect-32-5309/
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