Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.2 - Possession of fishing license and verification of license purchase

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Officers designated to check licenses
. A person fishing in
				  waters of this Commonwealth or in boundary waters shall show his fishing
				  license upon the request of a waterways conservation officer, deputy waterways
				  conservation officer or other officer authorized to enforce the code or this
				  title under section 903 of the code (relating to delegation of enforcement
				  powers).
(b)
Possession of
				  fishing license
. It is unlawful for a person required by Chapter 27 of
				  the code (relating to fishing licenses) to purchase a fishing license to fish
				  in the waters of this Commonwealth or in boundary waters or land unless the
				  person has a valid fishing license certificate and associated permits on his
				  person and shows them upon the request of an officer. A person may elect to
				  display a license certificate, a license button or other device approved by the
				  Executive Director on a hat or outer garment while fishing. If a license button
				  or other device is displayed, the person shall carry the license on his person.
				  An institutional license issued under section 2708 of the code (relating to
				  institutional licenses) may be possessed or maintained by the person fishing or
				  by the person attending the person who is fishing.
(c)
Fishing without a license in
				  possession.
(1) When a person is
				  apprehended for fishing without a license in his possession and claims that he
				  previously purchased a valid fishing license for that year, the officer
				  apprehending the individual shall give the individual 7 days to produce the
				  original of the license certificate, if the individual provides to the
				  officer's satisfaction, at the time of apprehension, positive proof of identity
				  and a residence address within this Commonwealth. The original license
				  certificate shall show all required permits and a purchase date and time prior
				  to the date and time of apprehension.
(2) If it is inconvenient for the individual
				  to produce the certificate in person, the officer may permit the individual to
				  mail the original license certifi-cate to the officer together with a stamped,
				  self-addressed return envelope. If the officer permits the individual to mail
				  the original license certificate to the officer, the officer shall provide the
				  individual with a receipt or other documentation allowing the individual to
				  fish during the period that the original license certificate is not in his
				  possession.
(3) Upon receipt of the
				  original license certificate, the officer shall examine and verify it and
				  return it to the licensee.
(4) If
				  the person apprehended fails to send the original license certificate and
				  required permits to the officer within the time allotted, the officer shall
				  institute summary proceedings against the individual in the manner prescribed
				  by law.