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2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2703 - Possession and display of licenses

§ 2703. Possession and display of licenses.
(a) General rule.--
No person 16 years of age or older shall fish in any of the waters of this Commonwealth, in any boundary waters or on land without first procuring the proper license required by this chapter. The license shall be kept about the person while fishing and shown upon the request of any waterways conservation officer or other officer designated by the commission. In addition to showing the license to the officer, the holder thereof shall, upon demand, establish his further identity to the satisfaction of the officer by producing some other positive means of identification. The commission may promulgate rules and regulations for the displaying of the license certificate, license button or other device, as it deems necessary.
(b) Penalties.--
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who violates this section commits a summary offense of the third degree.
(2) Any person who violates any regulation concerning the displaying of the license certificate, button or other device promulgated under this section commits a summary offense of the fourth degree.
(Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; July 6, 1995, P.L.310, No.47, eff. Dec. 1, 1995; Nov. 29, 2004, P.L.1286, No.159, eff. imd.; Nov. 1, 2012, P.L.1716, No.211, eff. 60 days)
2012
Amendment
.
Act 211 amended subsec. (a).
2004 Amendment.
Section 7 of Act 159 provided that Act 159 shall apply to all fees for licenses and permits issued on or after January 1, 2005.
Cross References.
Section 2703 is referred to in section 923 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2704 - Lost fishing licenses

§ 2704. Lost fishing licenses.
In case a license certificate is lost or destroyed, a new license may be secured from the commission or any issuing agent by paying the replacement license fee and issuing agent fee set forth in section 2715 (relating to license and issuing fees).
(July 20, 1983, P.L.53, No.27, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; July 6, 1995, P.L.310, No.47, eff. Dec. 1, 1995; Nov. 1, 2012, P.L.1716, No.211, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2705 - Improper license use and false application

§ 2705. Improper license use and false application.
(a) General rule.--
No person shall alter, borrow, lend or transfer any license authorized by this title, or give any false or misleading information to an issuing agent or to the commission, its officers or agents in an application for a license.
(b) Penalty.--
Any person who violates this section commits a summary offense of the second degree.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2706 - Complimentary licenses

§ 2706. Complimentary licenses.
The commission may issue annually not more than 100 fishing licenses without fee and in such form as the commission may determine. Licenses may be granted to any of the following persons:
(1) The President and Vice President of the United
States.
(2) The governor of any state.
(3) Authorized representatives of the conservation
department of other states.
(4) Federal officials engaged in conservation work.
(5) Authorized officials of national conservation
organizations.
(6) Conservation officials of any foreign country or
major subdivision thereof.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2707.1 - Deployed Pennsylvania National Guard members

§ 2707.1. Deployed Pennsylvania National Guard members.
(a) Eligibility.--
The commission or a county treasurer shall issue one annual resident fishing license at a cost of $1 to any person eligible under section 2701 (relating to resident fishing licenses) for the license who provides documentation that within the previous 24 months the person was deployed overseas as a member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard or Air National Guard on active Federal service for a period of 60 consecutive days or more or was released early from such service because of an injury or disease incurred in the line of duty. Only one Pennsylvania National Guard fishing license under this section may be issued for each qualifying deployment of a person applying for the license.
(b) Regulations.--
The commission may promulgate regulations to implement this section.
(July 5, 2005, P.L.58, No.21, eff. imd.; Apr. 12, 2012, P.L.231, No.28, eff. imd.)
2012 Amendment.
Act 28 amended subsec. (a).
2005 Amendment.
Act 21 added section 2707.1.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2707.2 - Reserve component of armed forces members

§ 2707.2. Reserve component of armed forces members.
(a) Eligibility.--
The commission or a county treasurer shall issue one annual resident fishing license at a cost of $1 to any person eligible for the license under section 2701 (relating to resident fishing licenses) who provides documentation that within the previous 24 months the person was deployed overseas as a member of the reserve component of the armed forces pursuant to 51 Pa.C.S. § 7301 (relating to definitions) for a period of 60 consecutive days or more or was released early from service because of an injury or disease incurred in the line of duty. Only one fishing license under this section may be issued for each qualifying deployment of a person applying for the license.
(b) Regulations.--
The commission may promulgate regulations to implement this section.
(July 5, 2005, P.L.58, No.21, eff. imd.; Apr. 12, 2012, P.L.231, No.28, eff. imd.)
2012 Amendment.
Act 28 amended subsec. (a).
2005 Amendment.
Act 21 added section 2707.2.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2708 - Institutional licenses

§ 2708. Institutional licenses.
Any resident of this Commonwealth who is a resident patient in a Commonwealth owned or supported medical or rehabilitation institution or county home or hospital, is a veteran and a patient in a United States Government Veterans' Administration Hospital or in a State veterans' home, or is a juvenile of a State youth development center or forestry camp, and who may benefit from recreational fishing during the course of treatment, rehabilitation or hospitalization is eligible for inclusion on an institutional license issued by the commission to a qualifying institution at no cost. The commission shall establish policies and procedures for the issuance of institutional licenses. The commission may revoke license issuing privileges of any institution for failure to comply with any provisions of this chapter, the regulations promulgated thereunder and the policies and procedures established hereunder.
(June 25, 1982, P.L.631, No.180, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Nov. 1, 2012, P.L.1716, No.211, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2710 - Form and expiration of licenses

§ 2710. Form and expiration of licenses.
All licenses shall be issued on forms prepared and supplied by the commission and paid for from the Fish Fund. The license shall show the name, age and residence of the licensee and the date of issue. It shall also contain the signature of the licensee and shall authorize the licensee to fish in any waters of this Commonwealth or in any boundary waters subject to the restrictions and requirements of this title and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The license may contain such other information as the commission may require. Except as otherwise provided in this title, a license shall expire on December 31 of the year for which it is issued. There may be issued with each license a license button or other device bearing the license number.
(June 22, 2012, P.L.640, No.66, eff. 60 days; July 1, 2020, P.L.522, No.40, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2712 - License requirements on boundary waters

§ 2712. License requirements on boundary waters.
(a) New York.--
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person holding a fishing license issued under the laws of the State of New York when fishing in that portion of the waters of the Delaware River lying between New York and Pennsylvania within the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth if a person holding a license issued under the provisions of this title when fishing in the waters of the Delaware River lying between New York and Pennsylvania within the jurisdiction of the State of New York is not required to have a New York license.
(b) New Jersey.--
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person holding a fishing license issued under the laws of the State of New Jersey when fishing in that portion of the waters of the Delaware River lying between New Jersey and Pennsylvania within the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth if a person holding a license issued under the provisions of this title when fishing in the waters of the Delaware River lying between New Jersey and Pennsylvania within the jurisdiction of the State of New Jersey is not required to have a New Jersey license.
(c) Ohio.--
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person holding a fishing license issued under the laws of the State of Ohio when fishing in the waters of the Pymatuning Lake lying between Ohio and Pennsylvania within the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth if a person holding a license issued under the provisions of this title when fishing in the waters of Pymatuning Lake lying between Ohio and Pennsylvania within the jurisdiction of the State of Ohio is not required to have an Ohio license.
(d) Maryland.--
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person holding a fishing license issued under the laws of the State of Maryland when fishing in the waters of the Youghiogheny and Conowingo Reservoirs lying between Maryland and Pennsylvania within the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth if a person holding a license issued under the provisions of this title when fishing in the waters of the Youghiogheny and Conowingo Reservoirs lying between Maryland and Pennsylvania within the jurisdiction of the State of Maryland is not required to have a Maryland license.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2713 - Appropriations for licenses issued without a fee (Deleted by amendment)

§ 2713. Appropriations for licenses issued without a fee (Deleted by amendment).
1995 Amendment.
Section 2713 was deleted by amendment July 6, 1995, P.L.310, No.47, effective immediately.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2714 - License issuing fees

§ 2714. License issuing fees.
In order to help defray the issuing costs, the commission may collect an issuing fee not to exceed the fee charged by issuing agents under section 2715 (relating to license and issuing fees) on licenses and stamps issued by the commission.
(Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; July 6, 1995, P.L.310, No.47, eff. Dec. 1, 1995)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2715 - License, permit and issuing agent fees

§ 2715. License, permit and issuing agent fees.
(a) License fees.--
Except as provided under subsection (c), the following fees apply to fishing licenses issued under this chapter and shall be paid into the Fish Fund:
(1) Resident Annual Fishing License, $21.
(2) Senior Resident Annual Fishing License, $10.
(3) Senior Resident Lifetime Fishing License, $50.
(4) Nonresident Annual Fishing License, $51.
(5) Seven-Day Tourist Fishing License, $33.
(6) Three-Day Tourist Fishing License, $25.
(6.1) One-Day Resident Fishing License, $10.
(6.2) One-Day Tourist Fishing License, $25.
(7) Replacement Fishing License, including related permits and privileges, $5.
(8) Transaction costs associated with the Pennsylvania Automated Licensing Service (PALS), actual costs not to exceed $1.
(a.1) Permit fees.--
Except as otherwise provided in this title, the following fees apply to permits related to fish and fishing and shall be paid into the Fish Fund:
(1) Trout permits, $8.
(2) Resident charter boat/fishing guide permit, $100.
(3) Nonresident charter boat/fishing guide permit, $400.
(4) Special permit to fish in Lake Erie and tributaries, $8.
(5) Combination trout permit and Lake Erie permit, $14.
(6) Transaction costs associated with the Pennsylvania Automated Licensing Service (PALS), actual costs not to exceed $1.
(b) Issuing agent fees.--
Except as provided under subsection (c), the issuing agent fee to be retained by the issuing agent as provided in section 2711 (relating to issuing agents) for fishing licenses and permits shall be $1.
(c) Changes to fees.--
The fees listed under subsections
(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (6.1), (6.2) and (7), (a.1)(1), (4) and (5) and (b) may be changed by the commission in accordance with section 322.1 (relating to power to set fees).
(July 6, 1995, P.L.310, No.47, eff. Dec. 1, 1995; Nov. 29, 2004, P.L.1286, No.159, eff. imd.; July 14, 2005, P.L.306, No.54, eff. imd.; Feb. 4, 2008, P.L.3, No.2, eff. imd.; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)
2004 Amendment.
Section 7 of Act 159 provided that Act 159 shall apply to all fees for licenses and permits issued on or after January 1, 2005.
Cross References.
Section 2715 is referred to in sections 322.1, 2701, 2702, 2702.1, 2704, 2711, 2714, 2716, 2717, 2904, 2907.2, 2907.3 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2716 - Vouchers for licenses and permits

§ 2716. Vouchers for licenses and permits.
(a) General rule.--
The commission may make available, at its offices and through its issuing agents, vouchers for licenses and permits that may be purchased on behalf of a third party. The voucher shall be in the format prescribed by the commission and shall contain the following information:
(1) A voucher number.
(2) The identifying number of the issuing agent.
(3) The type of license or permit for which the voucher may be redeemed.
(4) The date of issuance.
(5) The date of expiration.
(b) Fees.--
A person purchasing a voucher shall pay the fees for the type of license or permit being purchased and the issuing agent fee as provided in section 2715 (relating to license, permit and issuing agent fees) unless otherwise exempt from such fees under this title.
(c) Redemption.--
(1) The voucher shall only be redeemed for the type of license or permit indicated on the voucher and for which the applicable fees have been paid by the purchaser of the voucher.
(2) A voucher must be redeemed prior to its expiration date. No issuing agent fee shall be charged at the time of redemption.
(3) A voucher shall be redeemed by any issuing agent regardless of where the voucher was purchased.
(4) At the time of redemption, the bearer of a voucher shall establish that he meets the eligibility requirements for the type of license indicated on the voucher and the issuing agent that redeems the voucher shall secure positive proof of identification, residency and age from the bearer.
(d) Restrictions.--
(1) The bearer of a voucher is subject to all restrictions relating to the issuance, denial or revocation of a license or permit provided in this title or any other title, law or regulation.
(2) A voucher does not constitute a fishing license or permit, and it is unlawful to use a voucher in lieu of a fishing license or permit.
(e) Regulations.--
The commission may promulgate regulations to implement this section.
(f) Penalties.--
Any person violating this section commits a summary offense of the first degree. Any person committing a second or subsequent violation of this section in a 12-month period commits a misdemeanor of the second degree. Any person violating the regulations promulgated under this section commits a summary offense of the second degree.
(June 11, 2008, P.L.180, No.26, eff. imd.)
2008 Amendment.
Act 26 added section 2716.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses › Section 2717 - License and permit packaging options

§ 2717. License and permit packaging options.
(a) Multi-year licenses and permits.--
The commission may issue a license or permit that covers multiple years. A multi-year license or permit shall expire on December 31 of the last year for which it was issued.
(b) Group licenses and permits.--
The commission may issue a license or permit that covers a group of individuals who meet the criteria established by the commission.
(c) Promotional discounts.--
The commission may issue a license or permit for a fee that is less than the applicable fee set forth in section 2715 for marketing and promotional purposes in accordance with the guidelines established by the commission.
(d) Regulations.--
The commission may promulgate regulations to implement this section.
(e) Penalties.--
Any person violating the regulations promulgated under this section commits a summary offense of the third degree.
(June 22, 2012, P.L.640, No.66, eff. 60 days; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)
2020 Amendment.
Act 56 amended subsecs. (a) and (b).
2012 Amendment.
Act 66 added section 2717.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits › Section 2901 - Eel chute licenses (Deleted by amendment)

§ 2901. Eel chute licenses (Deleted by amendment).
2012 Amendment.
Section 2901 was deleted by amendment November 1, 2012, P.L.1716, No.211, effective in 60 days.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits › Section 2902 - Net permits

§ 2902. Net permits.
The commission may issue permits to use or possess nets larger than four feet square or four feet in diameter, or any other seine, trawl or gill net in or along waters of this Commonwealth. The permits when issued shall specify when and where the nets shall be used and for what purposes by the owner or the persons in possession thereof at a fee of $10 or as otherwise established by the commission in accordance with section 322.1 (relating to power to set fees).
(Nov. 1, 2012, P.L.1716, No.211, eff. 60 days; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)
Cross References.
Section 2902 is referred to in section 322.1 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits › Section 2903 - Boat and net licenses for boundary lakes

§ 2903. Boat and net licenses for boundary lakes.
(a) Application of section.--
The provisions of this section shall apply only to those boundary lakes of this Commonwealth and their bays and peninsular waters as the commission may determine.
(b) Issuance and fees.--
Except as provided under subsection (b.1), the commission may issue a commercial fishing license to a person who has signed and submitted his application and paid a fee as follows:
(1) Trap nets: residents, $80; nonresidents, $160.
(2) Seines: residents, $50; nonresidents, $100.
(b.1) Change of fees.--
The fees listed under subsection (b) may be changed by the commission in accordance with section 322.1 (relating to power to set fees).
(c) Carrying and display.--
The licenses shall be carried by the operator of any boat, net or device so licensed and by each person employed on the boat and shall be shown on demand to any waterways conservation officer or other authorized representative of the commission.
(d) Condition of license.--
No license shall be issued under this section except upon the condition that the operator of any boat so licensed shall permit a person, designated by the executive director, to accompany the boat at any time when it is engaged in fishing, for the purpose of securing for the use of the commission from the fish caught as much of their spawn as the commission may determine. A person who refuses to permit a person so designated by the executive director to accompany the boat to secure such spawn as he may deem necessary commits a summary offense of the first degree.
(e) Rules and regulations.--
The commission may promulgate rules and regulations applicable to boundary lakes as may be appropriate for the protection and management of the fisheries in the lakes, the ways, methods and means of fishing and the health and safety of persons and property. The regulations may prohibit fishing for all or some species of fish in boundary lakes and may limit the number or types of licenses and permits issued for fishing in the lakes.
(f) Limitation on nonresident licenses.--
No nonresident boat or net license may be issued under this section to any resident of a state or country the laws or regulations of which prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, the issuance of a like license to a resident of this Commonwealth.
(g) Certain nets prohibited.--
The use of pound nets or gill nets for fishing on boundary lakes is prohibited.
(h) Gill nets.--
(Deleted by amendment).
(Oct. 5, 1994, P.L.534, No.79, eff. imd.; Nov. 1, 2012, P.L.1716, No.211, eff. 60 days; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)
2020 Amendment.
Act 56 amended subsec. (b), added subsec. (b.1) and deleted subsec. (h).
2012 Amendment.
Act 211 amended subsecs. (b), (c) and (h).
1994 Amendment.
Act 79 amended subsecs. (b) and (g) and added subsec. (h). See the preamble to Act 79 in the appendix to this title.
Cross References.
Section 2903 is referred to in sections 322.1, 2908 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits › Section 2904 - Permits for protection and management of particular fish

§ 2904. Permits for protection and management of particular fish.
(a) General rule.--
Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the executive director, with the approval of the commission, may require permits for the taking, catching, killing, possession, introduction, removal, importing, transporting, exporting or disturbing of fish when it is determined that the permits may be needed to insure proper protection and management of any species of fish. The commission may establish fees for the issuance of permits and may promulgate rules and regulations concerning the issuance and provisions of the permits. Permits issued under this section may be revoked at any time at the discretion of the commission.
(b) Limit on fees.--
The fee per permit for taking, catching, killing, possession, introduction, removal, importing, exporting or disturbing of trout is established in section 2715 (relating to license, permit and issuing agent fees).
(c) Limit on permits.--
The commission shall not issue permits under the authority of this section for the taking, catching, killing, possession, introduction, removal, importing, exporting or disturbing of any game fish other than trout. This subsection shall not affect the issuance of permits for tagged fish contests in boundary lakes.
(Dec. 17, 1990, P.L.724, No.180, eff. 60 days; Nov. 29, 2004, P.L.1286, No.159, eff. imd.; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)
2020 Amendment.
Act 56 amended subsecs. (b) and (c).
2004 Amendment.
Section 7 of Act 159 provided that Act 159 shall apply to all fees for licenses and permits issued on or after January 1, 2005.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits › Section 2905 - Permits for scientific and educational fish collecting activities

§ 2905. Permits for scientific and educational fish collecting activities.
The executive director, with the approval of the commission, may grant permits to catch fish in any of the waters within or bordering on this Commonwealth at any season of the year and with any kind of nets or other devices without regard to size or possession limits to a person who possesses a valid Pennsylvania fishing license and is engaged in scientific or educational research or other collecting activities approved by the commission. The commission may establish a fee for the issuance of the permits. Permits issued under this section may be revoked, recalled or suspended at any time at the discretion of the commission. Persons permitted to take such species under this section shall make a report in writing to the executive director within 30 days after the expiration of the permit or conclusion of the survey or collecting activity. The commission may promulgate regulations governing the issuance of permits under this section and the activities of persons holding such permits. In issuing a permit, the commission may impose general and special permit conditions to govern the activities of persons holding such a permit. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2907 (relating to expiration of licenses and permits), permits issued under this section shall expire on the date specified in the permit conditions or on December 31 of the year in which the permit is issued, whichever comes first. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2908 (relating to penalties), any person who engages in fish collecting activities for which a permit is required under this section without first acquiring the necessary permit commits a summary offense of the first degree, and any person who violates any regulation promulgated under this section or any permit condition imposed under this section commits a summary offense of the third degree.
(Dec. 19, 1996, P.L.1454, No.185, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits › Section 2906 - Permits for use of explosives

§ 2906. Permits for use of explosives.
The executive director, with the approval of the commission, may grant permits for the use of explosives in waters for engineering purposes upon the payment of a fee of $50 or as otherwise established by the commission in accordance with section 322.1 (relating to power to set fees). The executive director may waive the payment of the fee for Commonwealth agencies and political subdivisions. Any person using explosives under a permit shall make restitution to the commission for all fish destroyed. A person who engages in an activity for which a permit is required under this section without first acquiring the permit commits a misdemeanor of the third degree. A person using explosives under a permit issued under this section who violates any of the terms and conditions of the permit commits a summary offense of the first degree.
(Nov. 3, 1999, P.L.447, No.41, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)
Cross References.
Section 2906 is referred to in section 322.1 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits › Section 2907 - Expiration of licenses and permits

§ 2907. Expiration of licenses and permits.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, all licenses and permits authorized by this chapter shall expire on December 31 of the year for which they are issued.
(June 22, 2012, P.L.640, No.66, eff. 60 days)
Cross References.
Section 2907 is referred to in section 2905 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits › Section 2907.1 - Tagged fish contests on boundary lakes

§ 2907.1. Tagged fish contests on boundary lakes.
The commission shall issue permits for tagged fish contests on boundary lakes where the other state which bounds the lake permits such contests, unless the commission finds that the proposed contest threatens the fisheries resources of the Pennsylvania portion of the boundary lake where the contest is to be conducted.
(Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990)
1989 Amendment.
Act 102 added section 2907.1.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits › Section 2907.2 - Lake Erie fishing permits

§ 2907.2. Lake Erie fishing permits.
(a) Permit required.--
No person shall fish in Lake Erie, Presque Isle Bay and their tributaries, including waters that flow into those tributaries, without first procuring an annual special permit to fish in Lake Erie and tributaries or a combination trout permit and Lake Erie permit.
(b) Fee.--
The annual fee and the issuing agent fee for the special permit issued in this section shall be as provided in section 2715 (relating to license, permit and issuing agent fees).
(c) Exemptions.--
Persons entitled to free fishing licenses under section 2707 (relating to disabled veterans) and persons exempt from fishing license requirements under Chapter 27 (relating to fishing licenses) are exempt from the requirements of this section. Holders of Senior Resident Lifetime Fishing Licenses issued under section 2701 (relating to resident fishing licenses) shall meet the requirements of this section by purchasing one annual special permit which shall be valid for the licensee's lifetime.
(d) Regulations.--
The commission may promulgate regulations for the display of the special permit and manner in which it may be affixed to the fishing license or carried with the licensee.
(e) Penalty.--
Any person violating the provisions of this section or the regulations promulgated hereunder commits a summary offense of the third degree.
(f) Proceeds from special permit.--
(Deleted by amendment).
(f.1) Lake Erie permits.--
(1) The proceeds from the fees for the special permits to fish in Lake Erie and tributaries as provided for under section 2715(a.1)(4) (relating to license, permit and issuing agent fees) and $6 of the fees for the combination trout permits and Lake Erie permits as provided for under section 2715(a.1)(5) shall be deposited into a restricted account within the Fish Fund.
(2) The funds in the restricted account shall be used to provide public fishing access or to protect or improve fish habitat on or at Lake Erie, Presque Isle Bay and their tributaries, including waters that flow into those tributaries. The funds may also be used for other projects that support public fishing on or at Lake Erie, Presque Isle Bay and their tributaries.
(g) Termination of permit requirement.--
(Deleted by amendment).
(h) Accounting.--
(Deleted by amendment).
(Oct. 5, 1994, P.L.534, No.79, eff. imd.; June 29, 2002, P.L.672, No.101, eff. imd.; Nov. 29, 2004, P.L.1286, No.159, eff. imd.; Aug. 27, 2009, P.L.377, No.40, eff. 60 days; Oct. 24, 2012, P.L.1323, No.167, eff. imd.; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)
2020 Amendment.
Act 56 amended subsecs. (a) and (f.1).
2004 Amendment.
Section 7 of Act 159 provided that Act 159 shall apply to all fees for licenses and permits issued on or after January 1, 2005.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits › Section 2907.3 - Fishing guide and charter boat permits

§ 2907.3. Fishing guide and charter boat permits.
(a) General rule.--
It is unlawful for any person to operate a charter boat or fishing guide operation on the waters of this Commonwealth without first obtaining a charter boat/fishing guide permit from the commission and paying the fee specified in section 2715 (relating to license, permit and issuing agent fees).
(b) Issuing agent status.--
Holders of charter boat/fishing guide permits may be designated as special issuing agents for the purpose of selling to their customers One-Day Resident Fishing Licenses, One-Day Tourist Fishing Licenses, Three-Day Tourist Fishing Licenses, Seven-Day Tourist Fishing Licenses, trout permits, special permits to fish in Lake Erie and tributaries and combination trout permits and Lake Erie permits for the fees specified in section 2715.
(c) Penalties.--
Any person who operates as a fishing guide or operates a charter boat on the waters of this Commonwealth without first obtaining the necessary permit commits a summary offense of the first degree and shall, in addition to any other fine or penalty, pay an additional fine equal to two times the charter boat/fishing guide permit required of that person. Any person violating any other provision of this section or any rule or regulation promulgated under this section commits a summary offense of the second degree.
(d) Regulations.--
The commission may promulgate rules and regulations for fishing guides and charter boats.
(e) Definitions.--
As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:
"Charter boat."
A boat operated as a commercial enterprise which carries passengers for hire for the purpose of fishing on the waters of this Commonwealth.
"Commercial enterprise."
An operation where a person provides fishing guide or charter boat services in exchange for any consideration, including money, goods or services.
"Fishing guide."
A person who operates a commercial enterprise whereby he guides or leads other persons for the purpose of fishing on the waters of this Commonwealth.
(Nov. 29, 2004, P.L.1286, No.159, eff. imd.; July 14, 2005, P.L.306, No.54, eff. imd.; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)
2020 Amendment.
Act 56 amended subsec. (b).
2004 Amendment.
Act 159 added section 2907.3. Section 7 of Act 159 provided that Act 159 shall apply to all fees for licenses and permits issued on or after January 1, 2005.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits › Section 2908 - Penalties

§ 2908. Penalties.
(a) General rule.--
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person engaging in any activity for which a permit or special license is required under this chapter without acquiring the license or permit commits a summary offense of the second degree. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who violates any other provision of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder commits a summary offense of the third degree.
(b) Boundary lakes.--
A person engaged in any activity for which a permit or special license under section 2903 (relating to boat and net licenses for boundary lakes) is required without obtaining such license or permit or who violates any provision of section 2903 or the regulations promulgated thereunder concerning seasons, size limits, total allowable catch, trap nets and landing of catch commits a misdemeanor of the third degree. A person who violates any other regulation promulgated under section 2903 commits a summary offense of the first degree.
(Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Nov. 3, 1999, P.L.447, No.41, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Nov. 1, 2012, P.L.1716, No.211, eff. 60 days)
Cross References.
Section 2908 is referred to in sections 923, 2905 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 31 - Regulated Fishing Lakes › Section 3101 - Licenses

§ 3101. Licenses.
Upon application accompanied by a license fee as prescribed in this chapter, the commission shall issue an annual regulated fishing lake license to an applicant whose application meets the eligibility criteria specified in commission regulations. The license shall be effective until December 31 of the year in which it is issued. Each application for a license or a renewal thereof shall be signed by the owner or operator of the regulated fishing lake and shall state the approximate total area of fishing water on the premises to be licensed and whether the area consists of one body of water or more than one, together with any other information relative thereto as the commission may prescribe. The commission may promulgate regulations for the licensing and operation of regulated fishing lakes.
(Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 31 - Regulated Fishing Lakes › Section 3102 - Fees

§ 3102. Fees.
(a) Class A lakes.--
The annual license fee for a Class A regulated fishing lake (except temporary fishing ponds operated as regulated fishing lakes) shall be based on the total area of fishing water on the premises to be licensed, whether the area consists of one body of water or more than one.
(1) Where the total area of water is less than 20 acres, the fee shall be $100.
(2) Where the total water area is 20 acres or more but less than 40 acres, the fee shall be $250.
(3) Where the area is 40 acres or more, the fee shall be $500.
(b) Class B lakes.--
The annual license fee for a Class B regulated fishing lake (except temporary fishing ponds operated as regulated fishing lakes) shall be based on the total area of fishing water on the premises to be licensed, whether the area consists of one body of water or more than one.
(1) Where the total area of water is less than 30 acres, the fee shall be $50.
(2) Where the total area of water is 30 acres or more, the fee shall be $100.
(c) Temporary fishing ponds.--
(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3), the annual license fee for a temporary fishing pond which the operator seeks to operate as a Class A regulated fishing lake shall be $200.
(2) The annual license fee for a temporary fishing pond which the operator seeks to operate as a Class B regulated fishing lake shall be $50.
(3) The annual license fee for a temporary fishing pond which is operated as a Class A regulated fishing lake exclusively by or on behalf of a nonprofit sportsmen's, conservation or charitable organization shall be $25.
(d) Changes to fees.--
The fees listed under this section may be changed by the commission in accordance with section 322.1 (relating to power to set fees).
(Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Nov. 1, 2012, P.L.1716, No.211, eff. 60 days; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)
2020 Amendment.
Act 56 added subsec. (d).
Cross References.
Section 3102 is referred to in sections 322.1, 3106 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 31 - Regulated Fishing Lakes › Section 3104 - Receipts for fish caught

§ 3104. Receipts for fish caught.
The owner or person in charge of any regulated fishing lake shall issue consecutively numbered receipts to all anglers who catch or transport fish from a regulated fishing lake during the closed season for the species of fish, or in excess of the possession limit, or under the minimum size limit. The receipts shall be made in duplicate and one copy shall be kept on file by the issuer for inspection by the commission or any persons designated by it. Each angler, while in possession of the fish, shall have in his possession the receipt relative thereto and shall produce it upon demand by proper authority. All receipts shall contain the following information:
(1) Name, location and license number of the regulated fishing lake.
(2) Number and species of the fish caught.
(3) Date of issue.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 31 - Regulated Fishing Lakes › Section 3105 - Bills of sale for fish purchased for stocking

§ 3105. Bills of sale for fish purchased for stocking.
Any person owning or operating a regulated fishing lake shall keep on file for inspection by the commission, or any person designated by it, all bills of sale that he receives for purchases of fish made for the purpose of stocking the lake.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 31 - Regulated Fishing Lakes › Section 3106 - Classification of lakes

§ 3106. Classification of lakes.
(a) Class A.--
The commission may issue Class A regulated fishing lake licenses upon payment of the fee specified in section 3102 (relating to fees) to lakes in the following categories:
(1) Lakes wholly opened to the general public for fishing and operated solely as commercial ventures.
(2) Lakes situated wholly within the grounds of a privately owned campground provided that the campground is open to the general public and operated as a commercial venture regardless of whether the campground operator sells admissions to fish at the lake to members of the public who are not camping at the campground.
(3) Lakes with a total water area of less than 20 acres situated wholly within the grounds of a private fishing and boating, rod and gun or sportsmen's club or organization when fishing in the lake is limited to members of the club or organization and the sponsoring club or organization operates a cooperative nursery recognized by the commission, provided that fish raised by the cooperative nursery shall be stocked in waters of this Commonwealth open for free public fishing and not in the regulated fishing lake licensed hereunder.
Persons patronizing a Class A regulated fishing lake may catch, kill and possess fish without regard to any size, season or possession limit and need not possess a Pennsylvania fishing license. All other provisions of this title are applicable.
(b) Class B.--
Lakes that meet all other requirements of this section but are not open to the general public or operated as a commercial venture may be issued a Class B regulated fishing lake license. Persons patronizing a Class B lake may catch, kill and possess fish taken therefrom without regard to size, season or possession limitation. A fishing license is required to fish in a Class B lake.
(Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Jan. 29, 1998, P.L.31, No.7, eff. imd.)
1998 Amendment.
Act 7 amended subsec. (a).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 31 - Regulated Fishing Lakes › Section 3107 - Transportation of fish

§ 3107. Transportation of fish.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to authorize any person to transport, import or introduce any species of fish, bait fish or fish bait into this Commonwealth if the transportation, importation or introduction is prohibited by other laws or regulations.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 31 - Regulated Fishing Lakes › Section 3108 - Violations by owner or operator

§ 3108. Violations by owner or operator.
Any owner or operator of a regulated fishing lake who operates the lake without a regulated fishing lake license or who knowingly makes a false statement in his application for a license commits a summary offense of the first degree. Any owner or operator of a regulated fishing lake who violates any other provision of this chapter, regulations promulgated hereunder or terms and conditions of his permit commits a summary offense of the second degree.
(Nov. 3, 1999, P.L.447, No.41, eff. Jan. 1, 2000)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 31 - Regulated Fishing Lakes › Section 3109 - Violations by other persons

§ 3109. Violations by other persons.
No person shall fish, or trespass with intent to fish, in the waters or upon the bed or banks of any licensed regulated fishing lake without having paid the fee fixed by the owner or operator, or without having obtained permission from the owner or operator. No person shall willfully or maliciously destroy or damage any lake, property or appliances used in connection with the operation of a licensed regulated fishing lake. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section commits a summary offense of the first degree.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 33 - Propagation and Sale of Fish (Repealed) › Section 3301 - § 3313 - (Repealed)

1998 Repeal.
Chapter 33 (§§ 3301 - 3313) was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175, and repealed October 16, 1998, P.L.768, No.94, effective in 60 days. The subject matter is now contained in Chapter 42 of Title 3 (Agriculture).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 35 - Dams, Bar Racks and Migration Devices › Section 3501 - Devices in dams to permit fish migration

§ 3501. Devices in dams to permit fish migration.
(a) Erection on order of commission.--
Any person now or hereafter erecting or maintaining a dam in the waters of this Commonwealth shall, immediately on a written order from the commission, erect therein such chutes, slopes, fishways, gates or other devices as the commission may deem necessary to enable the fish to ascend and descend the waters at all seasons of the year.
(b) Payments where devices not practicable.--
In lieu of requiring the erection of chutes, slopes, fishways, gates or other devices at any dam where they are not deemed by the commission to be practicable or advisable for the ascending or descending of fish, the commission may enter into an agreement with the owner, lessee or operator of the dam, to pay to the commission, annually or at other stated periods, a sum of money which shall be not less than 2 1/2% per year upon the estimated cost of the erection of chutes, slopes, fishways, gates or other devices, plus the estimated cost of reasonable depreciation and maintenance of the same, except in cases where the sum of the interest, depreciation and maintenance so calculated would be equal to or exceed the sum of $25,000 per year, in which case the annual payment shall be $25,000 per year.
(c) Use of moneys.--
These moneys shall be expended by the commission for:
(1) The stocking with fish of the waters of the stream dammed.
(2) The propagating, rearing and distributing of fish placed in the waters and the acquisition of the necessary facilities therefor.
(3) Carrying out such other fish managing practices in the waters as are deemed proper by the commission for the improvement of public fishing opportunities therein.
(d) Receipt and appropriation of moneys.--
Any money received by the commission under such an agreement shall be paid into the Fish Fund and is hereby specifically appropriated to be expended by the commission for the purposes specified in subsection (c).
(e) Surveys and experimentations by commission.--
When funds are available for those purposes, the commission shall conduct and encourage such surveys and experimentations as may be necessary and feasible in order to discover and develop such chutes, slopes, fishways, gates or other devices as may successfully pass migratory fish over the dams.
Cross References.
Section 3501 is referred to in sections 3502, 3504, 3505 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 35 - Dams, Bar Racks and Migration Devices › Section 3502 - Operation and maintenance of devices

§ 3502. Operation and maintenance of devices.
Every chute, slope, fishway, gate or other device referred to in section 3501 (relating to devices in dams to permit fish migration) shall be operated in a manner prescribed by the commission and shall remain open and be maintained in good order and repair by the person owning or maintaining the dam in which the device is located.
Cross References.
Section 3502 is referred to in sections 3504, 3505 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 30 - FISH › Chapter 35 - Dams, Bar Racks and Migration Devices › Section 3504 - Civil penalty for noncompliance

§ 3504. Civil penalty for noncompliance.
Any person failing to comply with section 3501 (relating to devices in dams to permit fish migration) or 3502 (relating to operation and maintenance of devices) within three calendar months of the date of notice provided in section 3501 shall forfeit and pay to the Commonwealth a civil penalty of $100 for every day he fails to comply. The penalty shall be recovered by civil suit or process in the name of the Commonwealth.