HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania hunting licenses for the 2009-10 season will go on sale throughout the state Monday. Using the new Pennsylvania Automated License System, they will be available at The Outdoor Shop on the agency's Web site, www.pgc.state.pa.us, over the counter at all Game Commission region offices and the more than 600 in-state and out-of-state issuing agents.

For the 2009-10 license year, all fees are the same as they have been since 1999. However, a 70-cent transaction fee goes to the Tennessee-based company that runs PALS.

Also new this year, hunters can submit their applications for antlerless deer licenses three weeks earlier than in previous years. Residents can apply beginning July 13, while nonresidents must wait until July 27.

Under the new process, any Pennsylvania county treasurer now can issue an antlerless deer license for any Wildlife Management Unit, as long as the WMU's allocation isn't sold out. Hunters will no longer deal with WMU stickers and P.O. Boxes.

More details on the new procedures for applying for a doe license can be found in the hunting digest or at www.pgc.state.pa.us.

Also, with the implementation of PALS, many changes have occurred to modernize the licensing system used by the Game Commission and improve its security. To ensure faster processing, personal information is now recorded through a driver's license scan.

All license-issuing agents are now part of an integrated, real-time network that allows them to offer licenses that up until now simply could not be provided with the old system.