Title 3, AGRICULTURE

As a precondition to the issuance of a garbage feeding business license and as a continuing condition of such licensure, the department may inspect an applicant's or licensee's facilities for compliance with this chapter and its attendant regulations.

The department shall provide an applicant or licensee under this subchapter with written notice of any violation of this subchapter or any regulation relating to garbage feeding businesses. The written notice shall set forth the time within which the applicant or licensee must co…

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Applicant." A person applying for a license. "Cervid." Any member of the Cervidae family and any hybrid. "Cervidae l…

A person may not operate a Cervidae livestock operation within this Commonwealth unless the person has a license. A separate license is required for each Cervidae livestock operation. Effective Date. Section 9(1) of Act 190 of 2002 provided that section 2380.2 shall take effect i…

(a) Form.--An application for licensure, including license renewal, must be made on a form prescribed by the department. (b) Fee.--An application for a license or for renewal of a license shall be accompanied by a fee of $150. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter t…

(a) Inspection.--The department shall inspect the premises of and investigate each applicant. An inspection under this subsection may be made by the department or an agent of the department, including a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine accredited by the department. (b) Issu…

(a) Term.--A license is valid for a period of two years from the date of: (1) issuance under section 2380.4(b) (relating to issuance); (2) deemed issuance under section 2380.4(c)(3); or (3) renewal under subsection (b). (b) Renewal.--A license shall be renewed upon application if…

(a) Pens and enclosures.--The department shall adopt regulations concerning the type of pens and enclosures used for Cervidae livestock operations. Regulations shall ensure that all of the following apply: (1) The fenced enclosure surrounds the outside perimeter of the operation …

During regular business hours, the department is authorized to inspect the premises of a licensee for compliance with this subchapter and regulations under this subchapter.

(a) Notice.--The department must provide a licensee with written notice of a violation of this subchapter or a regulation under this subchapter. The notice must provide a time period within which to correct the violation. (b) Sanctions.-- (1) If the licensee does not correct a vi…

(a) Code.--The provisions of 34 Pa.C.S. (relating to game) are repealed insofar as they are inconsistent with this subchapter. (b) Regulations.-- (1) The provisions of 58 Pa. Code Pt. III (relating to Game Commission) are abrogated insofar as they are inconsistent with this subch…

In order to extend the efficiency of the department with regard to the administration and implementation of this chapter, the department is authorized to cooperate with the appropriate regulatory agencies of the Federal Government, any other state or foreign nation.

(a) General authority.--The department shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary for the administration and implementation of this chapter. (b) Preexisting regulations.--Except to the extent that they are inconsistent with any provision of this chapter, regulatio…

(a) Criminal penalties.--Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order made under this chapter: (1) For a first offense, commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced for each offens…

All moneys derived from fees, fines and civil penalties collected or imposed under this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the general government operations appropriation of the Department of Agriculture to administer the provisions of this cha…

A person who willfully or intentionally interferes with an employee or officer of the department in the performance of duties or activities authorized under this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be subject to a term of imprisonment of …

In addition to any other remedies provided for in this chapter, the Attorney General, at the request of the department, may initiate in the Commonwealth Court or the court of common pleas of the county in which the defendant resides or has his place of business an action in equit…

No action taken by the department or decision not to act made by the department or condition or action required of another by the written instruction of the department shall be construed as cruelty to animals under any penal statute of this Commonwealth provided that such an acti…

All agencies or commissions of the Federal Government and the Commonwealth shall be exempt from the licensure requirements of Subchapters D (relating to dealers, agents and haulers of domestic animals or dead domestic animals), E (relating to disposal of dead domestic animals and…

This chapter and its provisions are of Statewide concern and shall have eminence over any ordinances, resolutions and regulations of political subdivisions which pertain to transmissible diseases of domestic animals as defined in this chapter; the whole field of regulation regard…

(a) Promulgation.--The department shall promulgate regulations for swine hunting preserves consistent with section 14 of the department's General Quarantine Order on the Importation and Intrastate Movement of Swine, published at 39 Pa.B. 5442 (September 19, 2009). (b) Time.--The …