Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 71a - PROPAGATION AND INTRODUCTION OF FISH INTO COMMONWEALTH WATERS › Subchapter C - FISH INTRODUCTION AND HEALTH MANDATES › Section 71a.5 - Notice of Stocking to the Commission

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
General
(1) No person may
					 introduce any species of fish into waters of this Commonwealth (except baited
					 on a hook for angling purposes) without prior submission of a Notice of
					 Stocking to the Commission. For the purposes of this subsection, ''waters of
					 this Commonwealth'' does not include waters contained within a property or
					 premise of a propagation or dealer facility licensed under
					 3
					 Pa.C.S. §§
													4201'4223 (relating to
					 Aquacultural Development Law). Persons who notify the Commission of an intent
					 to stock fish through a Notice of Stocking should also ensure that fish
					 intending to be stocked are limited to those listed on the Notice of Stocking
					 and the Commission's Species by Watershed Approved for Open System (Flow
					 Through) Propagation and Introductions list. An electronic or hard copy of the
					 Notice of Stocking shall be present at the location during the time fish are
					 stocked. In the event the person(s) who filed a Notice of Stocking is not
					 present during the time of stocking, an entity stocking fish on behalf of the
					 authorized person shall possess a copy of the Notice of Stocking.
(2) In addition to the Notice of Stocking
					 requirement set forth in paragraph (1), species of fish may not be transported
					 into this Commonwealth from another state, province or country and liberated in
					 a watershed of this Commonwealth without previous written permission from the
					 Commission, nor may a species of fish be transferred from waters in this
					 Commonwealth into another drainage of this Commonwealth where this particular
					 species is not always present without prior written consent from the
					 Commission. Inspection for species composition or presence of disease, or both,
					 will be required at the discretion of the Commission on all lots of fish
					 transported into this Commonwealth. Written permission from the Commission may
					 be obtained by sending a request to the Executive Director, P.O. Box 67000,
					 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17106.
(3)
					 The following apply:
(i) The following do not
					 require submission of a Notice of Stocking:
(A) Fish not on a Commission prohibited
					 species list and raised and sold for the intended uses of indoor
					 aquaria.
(B) Fee fishing operations
					 located on the same property as a propagation facility licensed under
					 3
					 Pa.C.S. §§
															4201'4223.
(C) Outdoor ornamental ponds not discharging
					 into a water of this Commonwealth.
(ii) Species obtained through or originating
					 from pet stores or tropical and ornamental fish dealers may not be released
					 into waters of this Commonwealth.
(4) Submission of a Notice of Stocking does
					 not authorize individuals or organizations to stock waters that are prohibited
					 from stocking as defined in §§
												57.8a (relating to Class A wild
					 trout streams) and 71a.8 (relating to stocking of designated waters).