| (a) Except as may be otherwise provided by this subchapter,
no person may possess wildlife for purposes of rehabilitation unless
the person possesses a valid permit issued under the provisions of
this subchapter.
(b) Except as otherwise provided under Chapter 65,
Subchapter B, of this title (relating to Disease Detection and Response),
licensed veterinarians may hold, possess, and transport wildlife to
provide emergency medical care or stabilization care until they are
stabilized and able to be transferred, at which time the wildlife
must be transferred to a permitted rehabilitator.
(c) A person may possess protected wildlife for rehabilitation
purposes at a satellite facility, provided:
(1) the person is listed as a subpermittee on the valid
permit of a supervisory permittee and possesses a copy of the valid
permit at the satellite facility;
(A) the supervisory permittee has registered the facility
with the department;
(B) the facility is in compliance with the facility
standards set forth in §69.49 of this title (relating to General
Facilities Standards) and any additional standards or requirements
set forth in the permit provisions of the supervisory permittee; and
(C) the subpermittee engages only in the rehabilitation
activities authorized by the department to be undertaken at the satellite
facility, including but not limited to restrictions on numbers and
kinds of animals, life stages, and any other restrictions deemed necessary
by the department.
(2) A permittee who registers a satellite facility
with the department shall be responsible for the conduct of the subpermittee
at the satellite facility with respect to all activities governed
under this subchapter and applicable permit provisions and shall visit
each satellite facility no less frequently than once per 120 days
to verify that the satellite facility is compliant with the provisions
of this subchapter and applicable permit provisions. The department
may prescribe alternatives to physical visitation for permittees with
a demonstrated history of compliance.
(3) The department will not authorize the registration
of more than one satellite facility per subpermittee.
(4) No person may be a subpermittee for more than one
permittee.
(d) No permittee shall change facility location or
receive unauthorized species, or conduct unauthorized activities unless
the permittee possesses an amended permit authorizing such activity.
(e) Permits issued under this section may be issued
for any period of time not exceeding three years from the date of
issuance.
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