PA Game-Lands Access Enhanced For Those With Mobility Issues

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

USA -(Ammoland.com)- The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners today adopted a host of improvements that enhance public access to state game lands by persons with mobility challenges.

The package was developed through an extensive review by Game Commission staff of public access to game lands – a process that included opportunities for public comment and a series of meetings at which the public could learn about game-lands access and offer input.

Central to the initiative is creation of a Disabled Person Access Permit, which allows mobility-challenged game-lands users to use ATVs, golf carts and other mobility devices on designated routes on game lands.

This permit will be free, and separate from the existing permit that allows disabled persons to hunt from motorized vehicles and ATVs. A wider variety of applicants might qualify for the new permit.

The new permit is for the operation of mobility devices on designated routes on game lands. Mobility devices must meet specific requirements to ensure the protection of game lands while accommodating mobility-challenged hunters and trappers. Permit holders cannot possess loaded sporting arms while in or on a mobility device without obtaining an additional permit.

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