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69.11. Applicability of fishing regulations.
69.12. Seasons, sizes and creel limitsLake Erie, Lake Erie tributaries and Presque Isle Bay including peninsula waters.
69.12a. Special regulations applicable to Lake Erie tributary streams.
69.12b. Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch adaptive management for establishing daily limits.
69.19. Permit for the use of cast nets, throw nets or dip nets by sport anglers.
§ 69.11. Applicability of fishing regulations.
Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, this subpart applies to fish and sport fishing in Lake Erie, Lake Erie tributaries and Presque Isle Bay, including peninsula waters.
The provisions of this § 69.11 amended under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2102.
The provisions of this § 69.11 amended April 10, 2009, effective April 11, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 1859; amended March 23, 2012, effective March 24, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 1502. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (346701).
§ 69.12a. Special regulations applicable to Lake Erie tributary streams.
(a) The following Lake Erie tributary streams are designated as Nursery WatersTrout Run and its tributaries; Godfrey Run; Orchard Beach Run; and Crooked Creek (where posted). It is unlawful to fish, wade or possess fishing equipment while in or along Lake Erie tributary streams designated as Nursery Waters.
(b) Archery fishing or spear fishing is prohibited in or along Lake Erie tributary streams.
(c) From 12:01 a.m. on the day after Labor Day, until the first Saturday after April 11 of the following year, all Lake Erie tributary streams are closed to fish-ing from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. on the following day except for Walnut Creek north of Manchester Road Bridge and Elk Creek north of Route 5.
(d) It is unlawful to fish from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. of the following day within 50 yards of the mouth of both Trout Run and Godfrey Run while fishing the Lake Erie shoreline.
The provisions of this § 69.12a amended under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2102.
The provisions of this § 69.12a adopted March 7, 2003, effective March 8, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 1230; amended September 22, 2006, effective January 1, 2007, 36 Pa.B. 5872; amended August 29, 2008, effective August 30, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 4765. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (322918) to (322919).
§ 69.12b. Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch adaptive management for establishing daily limits.
The Executive Director or a designee will monitor the walleye and yellow perch populations in Lake Erie taking into account commercial and recreational harvest. Based on that information, the Executive Director will establish daily limits for walleye and yellow perch that are necessary and appropriate for the better protection and management of the fishery. The Executive Director will establish the daily limits for walleye and yellow perch each year and announce them on or before April 15. In any given year, the Executive Director may revise the daily limit for walleye or yellow perch if the Executive Director determines that conditions warrant a revision. The daily limits will remain in effect until the Executive Director establishes new daily limits. Anglers are responsible for obtaining the current daily limits for walleye and yellow perch on Lake Erie including Presque Isle Bay prior to fishing those waters.
The provisions of this § 69.12b issued under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2102.
The provisions of this § 69.12b adopted March 23, 2012, effective March 24, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 1502.
The provisions of this § 69.13 amended December 28, 1984, effective December 29, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 4691; amended December 14, 1990, effective December 15, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 6182; amended April 23, 1993, effective April 24, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 1952; amended April 12, 1996, effective April 13, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 1706; amended November 22, 1996, effective January 1, 1997, 26 Pa.B. 5701; amended November 22, 1996, effective January 1, 1997, 26 Pa.B. 5711; amended April 18, 1997, effective April 19, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 1934; amended October 31, 1997, effective November 1, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 5609; reserved March 7, 2003, effective March 8, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 1230. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (292832), (292131) and (236589) to (236590).
The provisions of this § 69.14 amended December 28, 1984, effective December 29, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 4691; amended April 12, 1996, effective April 13, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 1706; amended October 31, 1997, effective November 1, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 5609; reserved March 7, 2003, effective March 8, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 1230. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (236590) to (236593).
The provisions of this § 69.15 amended December 28, 1984, effective December 29, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 4691; amended April 23, 1993, effective April 24, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 1952; amended April 12, 1996, effective April 13, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 1706; amended October 31, 1997, effective November 1, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 5609; reserved March 7, 2003, effective March 8, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 1230. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (236593) to (236594).
The Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may designate nursery waters or exhibition areas on Lake Erie and its tributaries to which the penalties of section 2106 of the code (relating to fishing in hatchery or nursery waters) apply. The designation of Lake Erie or tributary waters as nursery waters or exhibition areas shall be effective upon posting of the waters after publication of a notice of designation in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
§ 69.17. Sale of fish.
(a) It is unlawful for a person other than the holder of a Lake Erie commercial fishing license issued under section 2903 of the code (relating to boat and net licenses for boundary lakes), or the agents and employes of the licensee to take, catch or kill fish from the Pennsylvania waters of Lake Erie or its tributaries for the purpose of selling the fish or offering them for sale.
(b) It is unlawful for a person, other than the holder of a Lake Erie commercial fishing license issued under section 2903 of the code or the agents and employes of the licensee to sell or offer for sale fish that was taken from, caught or killed in from the Pennsylvania waters of Lake Erie or its tributaries.
(c) It is unlawful to knowingly purchase fish taken, caught or killed from or in the Pennsylvania waters of Lake Erie or its tributaries except from the holder of a commercial license issued under section 2903 of the code or the agent or employe of the licensee.
(d) In prosecutions for violations of this section, it shall be presumed that any species of fish that lives or occurs within Pennsylvania waters of Lake Erie or its tributaries which fish is sold, offered for sale or purchased in this Commonwealth was taken, caught or killed from the Pennsylvania waters of Lake Erie or its tributaries. A person accused of a violation of this section may rebut the presumption that fish were taken, caught or killed from the Pennsylvania waters of Lake Erie or its tributaries by proving that he lawfully obtained the fish from a source other than the Pennsylvania waters of Lake Erie or its tributaries.
The provisions of this § 69.18 adopted April 12, 1996, effective April 13, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 1706; reserved November 5, 1999, effective November 6, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 5722. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (227665).
§ 69.19. Permit for the use of cast nets, throw nets or dip nets by sport anglers.
(a) The Executive Director or a designee may issue permits for the use of cast nets, throw nets or dip nets for the taking of emerald shiners or spottail shiners from Lake Erie including Presque Isle Bay.
(b) In addition to other permit conditions that the Executive Director may require, the cast nets or throw nets may not be greater than 10 feet in radius (20 feet in diameter) and the dip nets may not be greater than 10 feet in diameter.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions in § 69.12 (relating to seasons, sizes and creel limitsLake Erie, Lake Erie tributaries and Presque Isle Bay including peninsula waters), holders of a permit issued under this section may take, catch, kill or possess a daily creel limit of 200 emerald shiners and spottail shiners (combined species).
(d) A person may apply for a permit for the use of cast nets, throw nets or dip nets by completing the form prescribed by the Commission. The applicant shall submit the completed form to the Commission along with the fee in section 2902 of the code (relating to net permits).
(e) It is unlawful to use cast nets, throw nets or dip nets for the taking of emerald shiners or spottail shiners or to take, catch, kill or possess more than the daily creel limit of emerald shiners or spottail shiners as set forth in § 69.12 without the required permit. A permit for the use of cast nets, throw nets or dip nets shall be carried so that it can be presented to an officer authorized to enforce the code. The permit holder is the only person authorized to use the cast net, throw net or dip net.
(f) It is unlawful to use emerald shiners or spottail shiners taken under a permit for the use of cast nets, throw nets or dip nets as bait in any water other than Lake Erie and Lake Erie tributaries including Presque Isle Bay.
(g) It is unlawful to sell, offer for sale, trade or barter live, dead or preserved emerald shiners or spottail shiners taken under a permit for the use of cast nets, throw nets or dip nets.
(h) It is unlawful to transport or export live, dead or preserved emerald shiners or spottail shiners taken under a permit for the use of cast nets, throw nets or dip nets out of the Lake Erie watershed.
(i) The holder of a permit for the use of cast nets, throw nets or dip nets may possess an unlimited number of preserved emerald shiners or spottail shiners at the permit holders residence provided the residence is located within the Lake Erie watershed.
(j) It is unlawful for a holder of a permit under this section to use a cast net, throw net or dip net within 100 yards of a holder of a commercial seine license.
(k) It is unlawful for a holder of a permit under this section to use a cast net, throw net or dip net within an area 300 feet from the mouth of any stream or within the confines of a tributary stream to Lake Erie.
(l) It is unlawful for a holder of a permit under this section to use a cast net, throw net or dip net to interfere with sport anglers or boaters.
The provisions of this § 69.19 issued under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2102.
The provisions of this § 69.19 adopted March 23, 2012, effective March 24, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 1502.

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