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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it is unlawful for any person, acting either for personal interest or as the agent or representative of another, to have any protected bird or any bird which belongs to the same family as those protected birds found in a wild state in this Commonwealth or is similar in appearance to any native protected bird, the eggs or any part from such birds, in possession or under control for the purpose of sale or barter, or to offer or expose them for sale or barter, or to transport, ship or remove, or attempt to transport, ship or remove, from this Commonwealth, for any purpose, any such bird, either living or dead, or the eggs or any part thereof.
(b) Penalties.--
(1) A violation of this section is a summary offense of the fourth degree for each bird or part thereof.
(2) A violation of this section relating to birds which are listed as threatened or endangered is, in addition to any other penalties, a misdemeanor for each bird or part thereof.
(c) Contraband.--Any protected bird or any egg or any part thereof possessed contrary to this section is contraband.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 34 Pa.C.S.A. Game § 2166. Unlawful sale of protected birds and plumage - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-34-pacsa-game/pa-csa-sect-34-2166/
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