Pittsburgh follows Pennsylvania Game Commission coyote policy under 34 Pa.C.S. with no city bounty or trapping program, focusing on hazing, secured trash, and reporting aggressive behavior to the Game Commission for case-by-case action.
Coyotes are unprotected furbearers under Pennsylvania's Game and Wildlife Code, but Pittsburgh as a third-class city does not run a culling, bounty, or relocation program. Pittsburgh Animal Care and Control directs residents to non-lethal coexistence: securing trash and pet food, escorting small pets, and hazing through noise and motion. Aggressive or rabid behavior is reported to the Pennsylvania Game Commission Southwest Region office, which can authorize lethal removal under 58 Pa. Code Ch. 147. Discharging firearms inside city limits remains restricted by Pittsburgh ordinance and PA preemption framework.
Unauthorized trapping or shooting in city limits violates both Pennsylvania Game Code and Pittsburgh firearm discharge rules, with state and local citations possible.
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