Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

34 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 103 (2026)

Ownership, jurisdiction and control of game and wildlife.

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§ 103. Ownership, jurisdiction and control of game and wildlife.

(a) General rule.--The ownership, jurisdiction over and control of game or wildlife is vested in the commission as an independent agency of the Commonwealth in its sovereign capacity to be controlled, regulated and disposed of in accordance with this title.

(b) Method of management.--The commission shall utilize hunting and trapping as methods of effecting necessary management of game, furbearer and wildlife populations.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2021 · leading case: Seeton v. Pennsylvania Game Comm'n, 937 A.2d 1028 (Pa. 2007).

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Seeton v. Pennsylvania Game Comm'n, 937 A.2d 1028 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 2× “, inter alia, 34 Pa.C.S. § 103(a) (vesting the Commission with "ownership, jurisdiction over and control of game or wildlife .”

Robinson Twp. v. Commonwealth, 83 A.3d 901 (Pa. 2013). “§ 721 (fish: acquisition of property by Commonwealth); 34 Pa.C.S. § 103(a) (Commonwealth’s ownership of game or wildlife); 71 P.”

Game Com'n v. Dept. of Env. Resources, 555 A.2d 812 (Pa. 1989). “" 34 Pa.C.S. § 103(a). Another section of the Code provides that the Commission, as an agency of the Commonwealth, is "authorized to regulate, protect, propagate, manage and preserve game or wildlife.”

Unified Sportsmen v. Pennsylvania Game Comm'n, 903 A.2d 117 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006). “34 Pa. C.S. § 103(a). Further, Section 322(a) of the Game Code, which sets forth the powers and duties of the Game Commission, states, “[i]t shall be the duty of the [Game] [C]ommission to protect, propagate, manage and preserve the game or wildlife of this Commonwealth.”

In Re: Petition of B.R. Adams & J.M. Adams, his wife ~ Appeal of: W. Dittmar & J.M. Corl, 170 A.3d 584 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “34 Pa. C.S. §103(b). One way the Game Commission ensures adequate population management is through cooperative agreements with private landowners.”

Potts v. Davis, 610 A.2d 74 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1992). “We are cognizant that Section 103(a) of the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. § 103, provides that “[t]he ownership, jurisdiction over and control of game or wildlife is vested in the [Game] commission as an independent agency of the Commonwealth in its sovereign capacity to be…”

Fairview Twp. v. Schaefer, 562 A.2d 989 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1989). · cites it 2× “34 Pa.C.S. § 103(a) provides: "[t]he ownership, jurisdiction over and control of game or wildlife is vested in the [Game Commission] as an independent agency of the Commonwealth in its sovereign capacity to be controlled, regulated and disposed of in accordance with this title.”

Commonwealth v. Commonwealth, 555 A.2d 812 (Pa. 1989). “Section 103(a) of the Code states that “ownership, jurisdiction over and control of game or wildlife is vested in the [Commission as an independent agency of the Commonwealth____” 34 Pa.C.S. § 103(a). Another section of the Code provides that the Commission, as an agency of the…”

Commonwealth v. Hagan, 44 Pa. D. & C.4th 516 (2000). “We question the Commonwealth’s reliance upon Article 1, Section 27 for two reasons: (1) The code, 34 Pa.C.S. §103, vests ownership of game and wildlife in the commission as an independent agency of the Commonwealth; whereas, Article 1, Section 27 speaks of those “public natural…”

In Re: Petition of B.R. Adams & J.M. Adams, his wife ~ Appeal of: W. Dittmar & J.M. Corl (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017). “34 Pa. C.S. §103(b). One way the Game Commission ensures adequate population management is through cooperative agreements with private landowners.”

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by PA DEP v. Monsanto Co., Solutia Inc. & Pharmacia LLC (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2021). “” 34 Pa.C.S. § 103(a). “It shall be the duty of the [GC] to protect, propagate, manage and preserve the game or wildlife of this Commonwealth and to enforce, by proper actions and proceedings, the laws of this Commonwealth relating thereto.”

— 34 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 103(a) — 7 cases

Seeton v. Pennsylvania Game Comm'n, 937 A.2d 1028 (Pa. 2007). “, inter alia, 34 Pa.C.S. § 103(a) (vesting the Commission with "ownership, jurisdiction over and control of game or wildlife .”

Robinson Twp. v. Commonwealth, 83 A.3d 901 (Pa. 2013). “§ 721 (fish: acquisition of property by Commonwealth); 34 Pa.C.S. § 103(a) (Commonwealth’s ownership of game or wildlife); 71 P.”

Fairview Twp. v. Schaefer, 562 A.2d 989 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1989). “34 Pa.C.S. § 103(a) provides: "[t]he ownership, jurisdiction over and control of game or wildlife is vested in the [Game Commission] as an independent agency of the Commonwealth in its sovereign capacity to be controlled, regulated and disposed of in accordance with this title.”

— 34 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 103(b) — 2 cases

In Re: Petition of B.R. Adams & J.M. Adams, his wife ~ Appeal of: W. Dittmar & J.M. Corl, 170 A.3d 584 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017). “34 Pa. C.S. §103(b). One way the Game Commission ensures adequate population management is through cooperative agreements with private landowners.”

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