Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator

NUISANCE WILDLIFE CONTROL
OPERATOR




A62brown62bat62is62capable62of62capturing62...62insects62per62hour62-62answer--1,000

.....62through62rehabilitation62is62prohibited62on62a62statewide62basis.62-62answer--
the62release62of62skunks,62raccoons,62foxes,62coyotes62and62groundhogs.

what62is62a62zoonotic/zoonoses?62-62answer--
diseases62that62people62can62catch62from62wildlife.

You62don't62work62for62the62_________________62you're62a62private62businessperson.62
-62answer--Pennsylvania62Game62Commission(PGC)

Define:62Agent62-62answer--
A62holder62of62a62valid62Nuisance62Wildlife62Control62Operator62Permit62or62a62Legitimat
e62employee.

Define:62Humane62Manner62-62answer--
When62dispatching62an62animal,62death62shall62be62induced62as62quickly62and62painless
ly62as62possible.

Define:62Legitimate62Employee62-62answer--
An62employee62of62record,62one62for62which62the62employer62deducts62or62pays62taxes62
or62other62fees62required62by62any62local,62state62of62the62Federal62government62and62is
62listed62on62the62permit.


Define:62Application62-62answer--
An62application62for62examination62shall62be62submitted62on62a62form62supplied62by62the
62Commission.62A62non-
refundable62fee62of62$2562for62each62test62shall62be62submitted62with62the62application62f
or62new62agents62only.62An62additional62$5062shall62be62submitted62for62each62permit62if
62the62examination62is62passed.

, Define:62Application62Part62262-62answer--
Experience62and62qualification62shall62be62listed62on62the62application,62if62applicable,62t
he62business62business62name62shall62also62be62included.62Conviction62of62a62violation6
2of62that62act62within62562years62of62the62date62of62application62shall62preclude62the62iss
uance62of62a62permit,62an62agent62whose62permit62lapses62for62262or62more62years62shal
l62apply62as62a62new62applicant.

Records62and62Reports:62-62answer--
a62record62of62all62activities62conducted62under62authority62of62the62permit62can62be62ke
pt62on62a62form62supplied62by62the62Commission62according62to62instructions.62Records6
2shall62be62kept62for62362years62&62are62the62basis62of62any62reports62required62by62the62
Commission.62Records62are62available62for62inspection62during62normal62business62hou
rs.62Submit62a62report62by62the6210th62of62each62month.

Approved62Methods:62-62answer--
foot62hold62traps,62body62gripping62traps,62box62traps,62clover62traps,62cage62traps,62net6
2and62snares.62shooting62with62a62firearm62that62will62induce62death62as62quickly62&62pai
nlessly62as62possible.

Dogs62used62to62harass62nuisance62geese.62-62answer--
The62authorization62to62harass62geese62with62dogs62is62prohibited62at62any62time62when
62goslings62are62present62at62the62site62and62during62the62period62from62June6216-
July6220,62when62majority62of62adult62birds62are62flightless.

Traps62used62should62be:62-62answer--
tagged,62or62labeled62with62the62permit62number,62or62trapper62I.D.62number.

Devices62shall62be62checked62on62by62the62agent...:62-62answer--
or62property62owner62at62least62once62each62calendar62day,62but62only62the62AGENT62m
ay62remove62an62animal62from62a62trap.

Nuisance62wildlife62should62be62captured..:62-62answer--
alive62and62within622462hours62be62dispatched62in62a62humane62manner62or62released62i
n62an62area62open62to62hunting62or62trapping.

an62agent62may62or62may62not..:62-62answer--
without62a62special62written62permission62from62the62director,62destroy62or62euthanize62fi
ve62or62more62bats62at62any62one62locations.

the62taking62of62any..:62-62answer--white-
tail62deer62should62be62reported62within622462hours62and62turned62over62to62the62district6
2wildlife62conservation62officer.


It62is62unlawful62to..:62-62answer--A)62control62any62white-
tail62deer,62black62bears,62elk,62wild62turkey,62beaver,62fisher,62otter62or62bobcat62without
62prior62approval62of62a62Conservation62Officer.