VERSION 4
                                                      Informational 4.6
                                                       December 3, 1999
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                  DEPUTY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICERS

     It has come to the attention of the Administrative Office of
Pennsylvania Courts that there appears to be some confusion concerning 
whether Act 166 of 1998 prohibits a Deputy Wildlife Conservation Officer 
from filing a Non-Traffic Citation in the Magisterial District Courts.  
Please note that this Act amended Title 34 (Game) Section 902 to provide 
that "deputy wildlife conservation officers shall not be authorized to 
issue citations or field acknowledgments of guilt for violations and 
shall provide the information to the wildlife conservation officer."

     It is our understanding that although this Act prohibits a Deputy
Wildlife Conservation Officer from issuing a Non-Traffic Citation, it 
does not preclude a Deputy Wildlife Conservation Officer from filing a 
Non-Traffic Citation in the Magisterial District Courts AS LONG AS THE 
CITATION IS APPROVED BY THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICER.