Pennsylvania Administrative Code

§ 21.110. Traffic. (a) Operating a vehicle or a motor vehicle is permitted in accordance with this section. (b) The following are prohibited: (1) Operating a vehicle in a manner that is any of the following: (i) Reckless or negligent. (ii) Creates a nuisance or excessive noise. (…

§ 21.111. Parking. (a) Prohibitions. The following are prohibited: (1) Parking a vehicle in an area designated by the Department for persons with a disability unless one of the following requirements is met: (i) The Department has given written permission. (ii) A valid plate or v…

§ 21.112. Snowmobiles. (a) Operating a snowmobile is permitted in accordance with this section. (b) Operating a snowmobile in violation of Chapter 77 of the Vehicle Code (relating to Snowmobile and All-Terrain Vehicle Law) is prohibited. (c) The following are prohibited except wi…

§ 21.113. All-terrain vehicles. (a) Operating an all-terrain vehicle is permitted in accordance with this section. (b) Operating an all-terrain vehicle in violation of Chapter 77 of the Vehicle Code (relating to Snowmobile and All-Terrain Vehicle Law) is prohibited. (c) The follo…

§ 21.114. Motorized off-road vehicles. (a) Operating a motorized off-road vehicle is permitted in accordance with this section. (b) The following are prohibited except with written permission of the Department: (1) Operating a motorized off-road vehicle on a road, trail or area t…

§ 21.115. Natural resources. (a) The following activities are prohibited without written permission of the Department: (1) Cutting, picking, digging, damaging or removing, in whole or in part, a living or dead plant, vine, shrub, tree or flower, including fungus, lichen and moss,…

§ 21.116. Feeding wildlife. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), feeding wildlife or laying or placing food, fruit, hay, grain, chemical, salt or other minerals is prohibited without written permission of the Department. (b) Placing of elevated songbird feeders of less than …

§ 21.117. Camping. (a) Primitive camping. Primitive camping without a permit is prohibited if the camper stays more than one night at a campsite. Primitive camping is overnight camping when a motor vehicle is not used for storage or transportation during the camping experience. P…

§ 21.118. Fires. (a) Prohibition. Fires are prohibited except in accordance with this section. (b) Gas grills and camp stoves. Fires are permitted in gas grills and camp stoves when these appliances are used as designed. (c) Charcoal fires. Charcoal fires are permitted in applian…

§ 21.119. Group activities. (a) Participating in a group that engages in any of the following types of activity is prohibited without written permission of the Department: (1) An activity that the Department determines requires a large land area or unique land formation. (2) An a…

§ 21.120. Ground blinds and tree stands. (a) Ground blinds and tree stands may be placed, used and occupied subject to the following requirements: (1) They must be portable. (2) Their placement, use or occupation may not cause damage to a tree. (3) They may not be left overnight …

§ 21.121. Pets. (a) An owner, keeper or handler of a pet may have the pet in a State forest only under the following conditions: (1) It is attended and under control of an individual. (2) It does not behave in a manner that may reasonably be expected to disturb or intimidate anot…

§ 21.122. Other prohibitions. (a) The following activities are prohibited without written permission of the Department: (1) Using State forest land in connection with or arising out of commercial activity. (2) Removing or disturbing historical or archeological resources. (3) Post…

§ 21.123. Violation of rules regarding conduct in State forests. Engaging in activity prohibited under § § 21.104—21.109 and 21.112—21.122 constitutes a summary offense under section 7506 of the Crimes Code (relating to violation of rules regarding conduct on Commonwealth propert…

§ 25.1. Background. (a) The Department, under the authority granted to it by section 1 of the act of May 5, 1921 (P. L. 418, No. 194) (32 P. S. § 131) and section 1902-A(11) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 510-2(11)), has the power to exchange State Forest land as …

§ 25.2. Policy. (a) A transfer or exchange of State Forest land will result in a clear long-term benefit to the State Forest system. (b) A proposed transfer or exchange shall be judged in the context of relevant State Forest resource plans. (c) Before a proposed transfer or excha…

§ 27.1. Background. (a) The Department has long recognized the value and need for setting aside unusual or interesting areas of Commonwealth forest land. In 1921, certain areas were set aside as Forest Monuments. In December of 1970, the State Forest Commission changed the name S…

§ 27.2. Objectives. (a) The 13 designated Natural Areas and one Wild Area have been established and managed according to the guidelines in the Commission Resolution. The Department recognized the need for additional natural areas and wild areas and incorporated the following obje…

§ 27.3. Natural area definition and guidelines. (a) A Natural Area is defined as an area of unique scenic, historic, geologic or ecological value and of sufficient size and character so as to allow its maintenance in a natural condition by the operation of physical and biological…

§ 27.4. Wild area definition and guidelines. (a) A Wild Area is defined as an extensive area which the general public will be permitted to see, use and enjoy for such activities as hiking, hunting, fishing and the pursuit of peace and solitude. Development of a permanent nature w…

§ 27.5. Procedure. (a) Recommendations for designation, or removal from designation, of areas as Natural Areas or Wild Areas should be submitted to the State Forester accompanied by a map and a complete description of the character of the recommended area. Recommendations for are…

§ 29.1. Proposed policy. The Bureaus of Forestry and State Parks will not grant leases for sites not presently occupied. Source The provisions of this § 29.1 adopted June 28, 1974, effective June 29, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 1325.

§ 29.2. Justification. (a) The objectives of the Bureau of Forestry in managing State Forests are to provide the citizens of the Commonwealth with wood products, water supplies, minerals, recreation and general enhancement of the quality of life. Obviously, there are certain limi…

§ 29.3. Recreation purpose. (a) Forms of recreation for which State Forests and State Parks are being used include family camping, swimming, environmental education, fishing, hunting, pleasure driving, hiking, backpack camping, snowmobiling, ski touring, trail bike riding, nature…

§ 29.4. Summary. In summary, the goal of this subchapter is to cease expansion of the leased camp site program and to have the areas of the State Forests and State Parks unoccupied by camp sites available for appropriate low-density recreation and other resource management activi…

§ 41.1. Eligibility for inclusion in State Scenic River System. (a) In evaluating a river for possible inclusion in the State Scenic River System, or in determining its classification, the river and its immediate land area will be considered as a unit with primary emphasis upon t…

§ 41.2. Program interpretation Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River System. (a) In the context of the Declaration of Policy, Definition and River Classifications found in sections 2—4 of the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act (32 P. S. § § 820.22—820.24), the following is furnished as …

§ 41.3. Classification of recommended rivers. (a) If a river or river unit is eligible for inclusion in the State Scenic Rivers System, it will be classified, designated and administered as one or more of the following: (1) Wild river areas. (2) Scenic river areas. (3) Pastoral r…

§ 41.4. Classification criteria. (a) Water volume. A river preferably should have sufficient volume of water during normal years to permit, during the recreation season, full enjoyment of water-related outdoor recreational activities generally associated with comparable rivers. F…

§ 43.1. Technical specifications and requirements for spark arrestors. When locomotives are operating through forest lands in the Commonwealth between March 1 and November 15 of each year they shall be equipped with spark arrestors of the following efficiency standards: (1) Spark…

§ 43.2. Maintenance. Spark arrestors shall be properly maintained.

§ 43.3. Installation schedule. (a) A railroad is in compliance with the provisions of § 43.1 (relating to technical specifications and requirements for spark arrestors) if, by September 1, 1974, it has at least 1/3 of its affected locomotives equipped with United States Forest Se…

§ 44.1. Defined. A conservation area is a designation for land that has been donated to the Department and managed by the Department for the purposes of: (1) Preserving open space. (2) Conserving natural resources. (3) Providing an opportunity for passive, nonmotorized, low-densi…

§ 44.2. Designation. (a) Offers of land donations to the Department will be reviewed by a Department team to determine acceptance and assignment to either the Bureau of State Parks or the Bureau of Forestry. The team will consider characteristics of the land under § 44.3 (relatin…

§ 44.3. Consideration of land for designation. The Department will conduct a judicious review of a potential donation of land for possible designation as a conservation area. The review will include, but not be limited to, the following considerations: (1) Large, significant, con…

§ 44.4. Management. (a) Conservation areas will be actively managed to protect natural resources. (b) The following are examples of possible uses of conservation areas: (1) Protection of habitats of species of special concern. (2) Protection of types of resources and land forms t…

§ 45.1. Scope. This chapter establishes a plant classification system, creates permit and license procedures and regulates other activities related to this Commonwealth’s native wild plant management. This chapter applies to vulnerable plants, to naturally occurring wild plants n…

§ 45.11. Pennsylvania Extirpated. Plant species classified as Pennsylvania Extirpated are as follows: Scientific NameCommon Name Acalypha deamii (Weath.) AhlesTwo-Seeded Copperleaf Aeschynomene virginica (L.) Britton, Stearns & Poggenb.Sensitive Joint-Vetch Agalinis decemloba (Gr…

§ 45.12. Pennsylvania Endangered. Plant species classified as Pennsylvania Endangered are as follows: Scientific NameCommon Name Aconitum reclinatum A. GrayWhite Monkshood Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.Sweet Flag Agalinis auriculata (Michx.) S. F. BlakeEared False Foxglove Agalini…

§ 45.13. Pennsylvania Threatened. Plant species classified as Pennsylvania Threatened are as follows: Scientific NameCommon Name Aconitum uncinatum L.Blue Monkshood Ageratina aromatica (L.) SpachSmall White-Snakeroot Ammophila breviligulata FernaldAmerican Beachgrass Arabis paten…

§ 45.14. Pennsylvania Rare. Plant species classified as Pennsylvania Rare are as follows: Scientific NameCommon Name Actaea podocarpa DCMountain Bugbane Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) SauerWater-Hemp Ragweed Andromeda polifolia L.Bog-Rosemary Andropogon gyrans AsheElliott’s Beardgras…

§ 45.15. Pennsylvania Vulnerable. Plant species classified as Pennsylvania Vulnerable are as follows: Scientific NameCommon Name Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. var. pubescens (Willd.) Correll Large Yellow Lady’s-Slipper Hydrastis canadensis L. Goldenseal Panax quinquefolius L. G…

§ 45.2. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Wild Resource Conservation Act (32 P. S. § § 5301—5314). Export—The transfer of plants, or parts thereof, across sta…

§ 45.20. Special Concern Population. As of January 1, 1988, no plant species have been listed solely within the classification of Special Concern Population. Source The provisions of this § 45.20 adopted December 4, 1987, effective January 1, 1988, 17 Pa.B. 5027.

§ 45.21. Tentatively Undetermined. Plant species classified as Tentatively Undetermined are as follows: Scientific NameCommon Name Agalinis obtusifolia Raf.False-Foxglove Amelanchier humilis WiegandLow Serviceberry Amelanchier obovalis (Michx.) AsheCoastal Juneberry Amelanchier s…

§ 45.3. Classified plant taxonomy. Nomenclature used to identify species taxonomy in Subchapter B (relating to classified plants) is according to Rhoads, A. F. and Block, T. A. (2007), The Plants of Pennsylvania An Illustrated Manual Second Edition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Un…

§ 45.31. General restrictions regarding threatened or endangered species. (a) A person, other than the landowner, a person having a bona fide property interest in the affected land or Bureau of Forestry personnel in the performance of their official duties, may not disturb, pick,…