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Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 205 - RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL PENSION SYSTEMS › Section 205.5 - Plan for administrative improvements

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A municipality participating in level III of the recovery
				  program shall submit to the Commission, by September 30, 1987, or September 30
				  of the year following the year in which the municipality first elects to
				  participate in the recovery program, whichever is later, a comprehensive plan
				  for administrative improvements in the pension plans prepared in accordance
				  with section 607(i) of the act (53 P. S. §
										895.607(i)) and with
				  instructions issued by the Commission and transmitted to each municipality
				  participating in level III of the recovery program.
This section cited in 16 Pa. Code §
											205.8 (relating to Supplemental
					 State Assistance).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 205 - RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL PENSION SYSTEMS › Section 205.6 - Identification and utilization of omitted municipal revenue sources

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A municipality participating in level II or level III of the
				  recovery program shall submit to the Commission, by September 30, 1987, or
				  September 30 of the year following the year in which the municipality first
				  elects to participate in the recovery program, whichever is later,
				  documentation evidencing the identification and utilization of omitted
				  municipal revenue sources in accordance with section 401 of the act
				  (53
				  P. S. §
										895.401). The documentation
				  shall be prepared in accordance with instructions issued by the Commission and
				  transmitted to each municipality participating in level II or level III of the
				  recovery program.
This section cited in 16 Pa. Code §
											205.8 (relating to Supplemental
					 State Assistance).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 205 - RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL PENSION SYSTEMS › Section 205.7 - Emergency loans

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In a year during the existence of the Supplemental State
				  Assistance fund, a municipality to which level III of the recovery program
				  applies and in which there exists the possibility of imminent default during
				  the next 12 consecutive calendar months in the payment of retirement and other
				  benefits by one or more of the pension plans maintained by the municipality may
				  apply to the Commission for a loan under section 607(k) of the act
				  (53
				  P. S. §
										895.607(k)).
				  Applications for emergency loans shall be mailed to the following address:
				  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Public Employee Retirement Study Commission, Post
				  Office Box 1429, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-1429.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 205 - RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL PENSION SYSTEMS › Section 205.8 - Supplemental State Assistance

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(a)
Determination of eligibility for Supplemental State Assistance.
Beginning in 1987, the Commission will determine annually, by
				December 1, the eligibility of each municipality participating in level II or
				level III of the recovery program to receive an allocation of Supplemental
				State Assistance in the following year. The determination of eligibility will
				be based on the following conditions:
(1) The
				municipality has complied with the actuarial reporting requirements of the act
				and has filed an actuarial valuation report for each self-insured defined
				benefit pension plan maintained by the municipality that utilizes the
				standardized actuarial cost method in section 202(b) of the act (53 P. S. §
											895.202(b)) and economic
				actuarial assumptions within the range of actuarial assumptions in §
										203.3 (relating to range of
				economic actuarial assumptions).
(2) The municipality has implemented the
				aggregation of pension trust funds under section 607(b) of the act
				(53
				P. S. §
											895.607(b)) and
				has submitted documentation to the Commission in accordance with §
										205.3 (relating to aggregation of
				municipal pension plan assets).
(3)
				If participating in level III of the recovery program, the municipality has
				established a revised benefit plan for newly hired municipal employes under
				sections 606(b)(2) and 607(e) of the act and has submitted documentation to the
				Commission in accordance with §
										205.4 (relating to revised benefit
				plan for newly hired municipal employes).
(4) If participating in level III of the
				recovery program, the municipality has prepared, submitted and implemented a
				plan for administrative improvements under sections 606(b)(3) and 607(i) of the
				act and §
										205.5 (relating to plan for
				administrative improvements).
(5)
				The municipality has demonstrated prior good faith compliance with the
				applicable municipal pension plan actuarial funding standard, as determined by
				the Commission based on actuarial valuation reports submitted by the
				municipality in compliance with the reporting requirements of Chapter 2 of the
				act (53 P. S. §§
											895.201-895.208).
(6) The municipality has identified and
				utilized omitted municipal revenue sources under section 401 of the act
				(53
				P. S. §
											895.401) and has submitted
				documentation to the Commission in accordance with §
										205.6 (relating to identification
				and utilization of omitted municipal revenue sources).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 207 - CERTIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL PENSION COSTS › Section 207.1 - Procedure for determination of actual financial requirements for municipal pension plans

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The Commission will determine annually the actual financial
				  requirement for each municipal pension plan based on the data contained in the
				  most recent complete report required to be filed by the municipality under the
				  act or the act of December 5, 1972 (P. L. 1383, No. 293) (53 P. S. §§
										730.1-730.5).
(1) If the financial requirements of the
				pension plan are determined under section 302 of the act (53 P. S. §
										895.302), the actual financial requirement
				shall be equal to the sum of the normal cost plus the administrative expenses
				less the amount of member contributions anticipated receivable for the
				following year plus, if applicable, amortization contribution requirements or
				funding adjustments. The administrative expenses included in the actual
				financial requirement shall be equal to one-half of the sum of the prior year's
				administrative expenses plus the estimated current year's administrative
				expenses.
(2) If the financial
				requirements of the pension plan are determined under section 303 or 402(f)(3)
				of the act (53 P. S. §
										895.303 or
				895.402(f)(3)), the actual
				financial requirement shall be equal to the financial requirements less the
				amount of member contributions anticipated receivable for the following year
				and, if applicable, funding adjustments.
(3) The actual financial requirement
				determined for a pension plan may not be less than zero dollars.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 207 - CERTIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL PENSION COSTS › Section 207.2 - Procedure for certifications of actual financial requirements for municipal pension plans

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The Commission will certify annually to the Auditor General
				  the actual financial requirements for each municipality eligible to receive
				  General Municipal Pension System State Aid and for each regional or joint
				  pension plan.
(1) For a municipality
				determined by the Commission to be in compliance with the reporting
				requirements established in Chapter 2 of the act (53 P. S. §§
										895.201-895.208) as of July 15, the
				Commission will certify the actual financial requirements for the eligible
				recipient municipality to the Auditor General by August 15.
(2) For a municipality determined by the
				Commission to be delinquent in complying with the reporting requirements
				established in Chapter 2 of the act as of July 15, the Commission will certify
				the actual financial requirements for each eligible recipient municipality to
				the Auditor General within 30 days of the date the municipality is determined
				by the Commission to be in compliance with the reporting requirements in
				Chapter 2 of the act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 207 - CERTIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL PENSION COSTS › Section 207.3 - Components of annual certification of actual financial requirements

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The annual certifications of the actual financial
				  requirements for a municipality made to the Auditor General by the Commission
				  will include the actual financial requirement of the pension plan established
				  for police officers, the actual financial requirement of the pension plan
				  established for firefighters and the actual financial requirement of the
				  pension plan established for nonuniformed employes. The actual financial
				  requirement certified for each pension plan shall include the employer normal
				  cost expressed as a percentage of the covered payroll of the members of the
				  pension plan and, if applicable, either the amortization contribution
				  requirement or the funding adjustment expressed as a dollar amount. If a
				  municipality has established more than one pension plan for police officers,
				  firefighters or nonuniformed employes, the aggregated actual financial
				  requirements of the individual pension plans established for police officers,
				  firefighters or nonuniformed employes will be certified by the
				  Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 207 - CERTIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL PENSION COSTS › Section 207.4 - Acceptance of revised actuarial valuation reports

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The Commission may accept revised actuarial valuation reports
				  when benefit changes are retroactively implemented under a court order or
				  arbitration award and effective as of the date of the actuarial valuation or
				  when the original actuarial valuation report contained a material error or
				  omission regarding demographic data, benefit provisions, financial data or
				  actuarial data other than actuarial assumptions. Revised actuarial valuation
				  reports shall be accompanied by a written statement fully disclosing the cause
				  and nature of the omission or error. If a revised actuarial valuation report is
				  received before July 15 and accepted by the Commission, the revised data will
				  be reflected in the current year's certification of data to the Auditor
				  General. If a revised actuarial valuation report is received on or after July
				  15 and accepted by the Commission, the revised data will be reflected in the
				  following year's certification of data to the Auditor
				  General.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 209 - APPEAL PROCEDURE › Section 209.1 - Procedures on petition for appeal

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(a)
Petition for appeal.
Under 1 Pa. Code §
									31.1 (relating to scope of part),
				1 Pa. Code Part II (relating to General Rules of Administrative Practice and
				Procedure) is applicable to the activities and proceedings held before the
				Commission, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(b)
Form and content of petition for
				appeal.
Except as otherwise provided for by statute, a municipality
				aggrieved by a final decision of the Executive Director may file a written
				petition with the Commission within 30 calendar days of the decision. The
				written petition shall contain:
(1) The name
				and address of the appealing municipality.
(2) A statement of the facts forming the
				basis of the petition.
(3) A
				statement that the municipality requests a hearing.
(4) The signature of the chief administrative
				officer of the municipality.
(5)
				Other information that the Commission may require.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 211 - REPORTS ON ACTUARIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNDER ACT 293 OF 1972 › Section 211.2 - Municipalities required to file a complete report with the Commission

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(a) Under the act,
				municipalities, through the actuaries employed or retained to make the
				actuarial investigations, shall file complete reports with the
				Commission.
(b) If a municipality
				has not established a pension system or any one or two of the three types of
				pension systems, the municipality shall still file the applicable reporting
				form for each possible type of system, indicating that the municipality has not
				established the particular type of pension system.
(c) Municipalities, as defined by the act,
				participating in the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System under the
				Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Law (53 P. S. §§
										881.101-881.501), are required to file
				separate complete reports for their individual pension systems and may not rely
				on a single complete report filed by the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement
				System with the Commission to fulfill their obligations under the
				act.
(d) A municipality
				participating in a regional pension system shall individually file a reporting
				form on that pension system.
(e) If
				a municipality receives Commonwealth contributions from the tax paid upon
				premiums by foreign fire insurance companies under section 2 of the act of June
				28, 1895 (P. L. 408, No. 289) (72 P. S. §
										2262) (Repealed) into a paid firemen's
				pension fund as determined and identified by the Auditor General, the
				municipality shall file a reporting form on that pension system regardless of
				the internal administration of the pension system.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 211 - REPORTS ON ACTUARIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNDER ACT 293 OF 1972 › Section 211.3 - Reporting year

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(a) The date of
				December 31, 1974, shall be the base date in determining the reporting year
				according to the number of members in a pension system.
(b) The reporting year for municipalities
				which have less than 50 members in each of its pension systems shall be once
				every 4 years beginning from the base date.
(c) The reporting year for municipalities
				which have 50 or more members in any of its pension systems shall be once every
				2 years beginning from the base date.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 211 - REPORTS ON ACTUARIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNDER ACT 293 OF 1972 › Section 211.4 - Filing year and filing deadline

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Complete reports shall be filed with the Commission 90 days
				  after December 31 of the year determined to be the reporting year. The
				  Commission will accept as timely filed, every complete report bearing a United
				  States Postal Service postmark dated 90 days after December 31 of the reporting
				  year. The filing year is the year immediately following the reporting year and
				  is the year within which the 90-day deadline falls.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 211 - REPORTS ON ACTUARIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNDER ACT 293 OF 1972 › Section 211.5 - Place of filing

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The Commission will receive reporting forms mailed to the
				  following address or other locations as may be designated:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public Employee Retirement
				  Commission Post Office Box 1429 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
				  17105-1429
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 211 - REPORTS ON ACTUARIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNDER ACT 293 OF 1972 › Section 211.6 - Complete report

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A complete report shall consist of the following:
(1) An applicable reporting form determined
				to be in compliance with Commission instructions for each type of pension
				system for municipal employes, police and firemen. Commission reporting forms
				shall include Form PC-293C Actuarial Valuation Report.
(2) A copy of the actuarial investigations,
				when required by the Commission instructions, at the valuation date.
This section cited in 16 Pa. Code §
											211.1 (relating to
					 definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 211 - REPORTS ON ACTUARIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNDER ACT 293 OF 1972 › Section 211.7 - Receipt of reporting forms

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(a) If
				the Commission receives a reporting form which is not in compliance with
				Commission instructions, the Commission will notify the municipality of the
				non-compliance within 60 days after the date of the receipt of the reporting
				form by the Commission.
(b) If a
				municipality has not received a notice from the Commission within 60 days after
				the receipt of a reporting form by the Commission, the municipality may assume
				that the reporting form is in compliance with Commission
				instructions.
(c) If a municipality
				has not filed a complete report within the filing deadline, the Commission will
				notify the municipality of the incompleteness within 60 days after the filing
				deadline.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 211 - REPORTS ON ACTUARIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNDER ACT 293 OF 1972 › Section 211.8 - Delinquent reports and consequences

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(a)
Delinquent report
. A
				municipality shall be considered delinquent in complying with the act if a
				complete report is not filed within the filing deadline.
(b)
Consequences
.
				Consequences of delinquent reports shall be as follows:
(1)
Withholding of pension
				reimbursements
. If a municipality is delinquent in complying with the
				act, the Commission will cause the Auditor General's Office to withhold
				certification for pension reimbursements for the municipality.
(2)
Assignment of actuaries
. If a municipality has not filed a complete report by October 15 of the filing
				year and has not notified the Commission that the actuarial investigations or
				reporting forms, or both, are being prepared, the Commission will retain an
				actuary who shall perform the actuarial investigations and shall prepare the
				reporting forms for the municipality. The municipality shall be obligated to
				reimburse the Commission for the actual expenses incurred.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part IV - Public Employee Retirement Commission › Chapter 211 - REPORTS ON ACTUARIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNDER ACT 293 OF 1972 › Section 211.9 - Recertification of municipalities to receive pension reimbursements

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If the Commission determines that a delinquent municipality
				  has submitted a complete report, the Commission will cause the Auditor
				  General's Office to recertify that municipality to receive pension
				  reimbursements previously withheld for noncompliance with the act. The Auditor
				  General's Office will be notified of the delinquent municipalities' compliance
				  in the following manner:
(1) If a
				delinquent municipality files a complete report bearing a United States Postal
				Service postmark dated on or before September 1 of the filing year, the
				Commission will cause the municipality to be recertified for pension
				reimbursements on September 15 of the filing year.
(2) If a delinquent municipality files a
				complete report bearing a United States Postal Service postmark dated after
				September 1 of the filing year, the Commission will cause the municipality to
				be recertified for pension reimbursements within 30 days after the receipt of
				the complete report by the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart A - Administrative Provisions › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in the chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Department
-The Department of Conservation
					 and Natural Resources of this Commonwealth.
Secretary
-The Secretary of the
					 Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.202 - Scope

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(a) This chapter
					 applies to State parks.
(b) The
					 restrictions in this chapter do not apply to authorized Department employees,
					 authorized volunteers and concessionaires acting within the scope of their
					 duties or concession agreement, or to Federal, State and municipal law
					 enforcement officers performing their official duties.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.203 - State park waters

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The Department has jurisdiction over the following bodies
						of water:
(1)
General.
(i) Lakes,
					 impoundments and other bodies of water that are wholly owned by the Department
					 or completely surrounded by State park land.
(ii) Creeks, streams and nonnavigable rivers
					 that run through or along State parks.
(iii) Water areas within a 100-foot safety
					 zone around launching, swimming, docking, mooring and marina facilities at
					 State parks.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.204 - Application of Fish and Boat Commission rules and Game Commission rules

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Title 58 Pa. Code Parts II and III (relating to Fish and
						Boat Commission; and Game Commission) applies in State parks to activities
						under the jurisdiction of the Fish and Boat Commission and the Game Commission.
						To the extent that this chapter is more restrictive than 58 Pa. Code Part II or
						III, this chapter applies.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.205 - Trespass

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(a) A person who
					 violates this chapter, disregards an instruction or warning given by a
					 Department-commissioned officer or interferes in the performance of the duties
					 of a Department-commissioned officer may be ordered to leave a State
					 park.
(b) A person who refuses to
					 leave a State park after receiving an order to leave from a
					 Department-commissioned officer commits an act of criminal trespass under
					 section 3503(b) of the Crimes Code (relating to criminal trespass).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.206 - Property left in a State park

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(a)
					 Property that has been left in a State park for more than 24 hours without
					 written permission of the Department, property that impedes public access or
					 navigation, or vehicles or other property parked in violation of §
											11.207(b)
					 (relating to traffic and parking) may be moved or removed by the Department and
					 placed in storage at the State park. The property may be subject to disposal
					 under Article XIII.1 of The Fiscal Code (72 P. S.
					 §§
												1301.1-1301.29) or as otherwise
					 provided by law or by agreement between the owner and the Department.
(b) Property that has been stored under this
					 section will be released from storage only upon adequate proof of ownership and
					 payment of the charges established under §
											11.224 (relating to
					 prices).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.207 - Traffic and parking

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(a)
Traffic.
The following are prohibited:
(1) Operation of a vehicle on a State park
					 road at a speed in excess of the posted limit or, where no speed limit is
					 posted, in excess of 25 miles per hour.
(2) Operation of a motor vehicle on a State
					 park road, lane, trail or area that is posted as closed to motor vehicles,
					 except with permission of the Department.
(3) Operation of a motor vehicle off a road
					 or outside a parking area, except on a trail or in an area posted as open to
					 motor vehicles, or except with written permission of the Department.
(4) Operation of a vehicle not in obedience
					 to official traffic-control devices.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.208 - Schedule; closure

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(a)
General.
Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b)-(g),
					 as otherwise provided in this chapter, and as otherwise posted, State parks are
					 open to the public daily only from sunrise until sunset.
(b)
Point State Park.
Point
					 State Park is open to the public from sunrise to 11 p.m.
(c)
Presque Isle State Park.
Presque Isle State Park is open to the public from 5 a.m. until sunset. After
					 sunset, it is open only to tenants, persons with visitor passes and persons
					 engaged in evening driving. The closing hour for evening driving is as
					 posted.
(d)
Fishing and
					 boating.
Subject to §
											11.219 (relating to boating),
					 areas designated for fishing and nonwhitewater boating are open to the public
					 for these purposes 24-hours per day. At Presque Isle State Park, fishing is
					 permitted only during hours when the park is open to the public.
(e)
Hunting and trapping.
Subject to §
											11.215 (relating to weapons and
					 hunting), areas designated by the Department for hunting are open to the public
					 for hunting and trapping during hours permitted for these activities under 58
					 Pa. Code Part III (relating to Game Commission).
(f)
Snowmobiling.
Subject to
					 §
											11.216 (relating to general
					 recreational activity; horses; snowmobiles; all-terrain vehicles; mountain
					 bikes), snowmobiling is permitted 24-hours per day.
(g)
Camping and use of overnight
					 facilities.
Camping and use of overnight facilities is permitted in
					 accordance with permit conditions as provided in §
											11.218 (relating to camping;
					 overnight facilities).
(h)
Closings and restrictions.
Notwithstanding other provisions of
					 this chapter, the Department may close a State park, portion of a State park,
					 or State park facility or may restrict it to certain uses or
					 activities.
(i)
Prohibited
					 activities.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the
					 Department may prohibit certain uses or activities in a State park, portion of
					 a State park or State park facility.
(j)
Informing the public.
The public will be informed of the closure, restriction or prohibition under
					 subsection (h) or (i) by any form of communication, which may include this
					 chapter or posting, or by fencing, barricade, gate or other structure or device
					 manifestly designed to exclude intruders.
(k)
Prohibitions.
(1) Entering, using or remaining in a State
					 park, area or facility that is not open to the public or that has been closed
					 under this section is prohibited, unless permitted by the Department.
(2) Using, or engaging in activities in, a
					 State park, area or facility in violation of a restriction or prohibition under
					 subsection (h) or (i) is prohibited, unless permitted by the
					 Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.209 - Miscellaneous activities

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(a) The
					 following activities are prohibited without written permission of the
					 Department:
(1) Engaging in construction or
					 excavation.
(2) Moving, removing,
					 damaging or defacing a Department sign, structure, facility or
					 equipment.
(3) Possessing,
					 discharging or causing to be discharged a firecracker, explosive, torpedo,
					 rocket or other pyrotechnical material.
(4) Using a chain saw.
(5) Engaging in commercial
					 activity.
(6) Posting or displaying
					 a sign or printed matter.
(7)
					 Soliciting funds.
(8) Removing or
					 disturbing an historical or archeological artifact, relic or object.
(9) Bringing an animal, other than a pet as
					 provided in §
												11.212 (relating to pets), and
					 other than a horse as provided in §
												11.216 (relating to general
					 recreational activity; horses; snowmobiles; all terrain vehicles; mountain
					 bikes), into a State park.
(10)
					 Storing or leaving food in a manner that is reasonably likely to attract
					 wildlife.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.210 - Fires

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The following activities are prohibited:
(1) Starting or maintaining a fire except in
					 a fireplace, grill, stove or other facility designated by the Department for
					 campfires or except with written permission of the Department.
(2) Leaving a fire unattended except with
					 written permission of the Department.
(3) Disposing hot charcoal except in a
					 facility designated by the Department for charcoal disposal.
This section cited in 17 Pa. Code §
													11.223 (relating to violation of
						  rules regarding conduct in State
						  parks).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.211 - Natural resources

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(a) The
					 following activities are prohibited except with written permission of the
					 Department, or except as provided in subsection (b):
(1) Cutting, picking, digging, damaging or
					 removing, in whole or in part, a living or dead tree, shrub or plant.
(2) Damaging, defacing, cutting or removing
					 rock, shale, sand, clay, soil or other mineral product, natural object or
					 material.
(3) Planting a seed,
					 tree, shrub or plant.
(4) Feeding
					 wildlife.
(5) Releasing an animal
					 that was brought into a State park.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.212 - Pets

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(a) Except as
					 provided in subsections (e) and (f), an owner, keeper or handler of a pet may
					 keep the pet in a State park only in accordance with subsections (b)-(d) and
					 only under the following conditions:
(1) It
					 is on a leash or is in a cage or crate. If a maximum length of leash is
					 specified by posting, the leash may not exceed the length specified.
(2) It is attended and under physical control
					 of an individual.
(3) It does not
					 behave in a manner that may reasonably be expected to disturb or intimidate
					 another person.
(4) It does not
					 behave in a manner that may cause damage to property or resources.
(5) Its droppings are disposed of in trash
					 receptacles or outside the park.
(6) It has been licensed and vaccinated as
					 required by law.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.213 - Organized events; public assemblies; distribution of printed matter

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(a)
Activities.
Engaging or participating in any of the following
					 activities is prohibited without written permission of the Department:
(1) An exhibition, competition or organized
					 event.
(2) A public assembly,
					 meeting, gathering, demonstration, parade or other public expression of
					 views.
(3) Distribution of printed
					 matter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.214 - Waste

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The following activities are prohibited:
(1) Depositing, dumping or causing to be
					 deposited or dumped, litter, trash, refuse, garbage, bottles, pollutants or any
					 other substance, liquid or waste, including sewage, sink water or bath water,
					 except in receptacles or facilities provided by the Department for this purpose
					 and in accordance with any posted instructions.
(2) Disposing material that was not
					 accumulated during use of a State park.
This section cited in 17 Pa. Code §
													11.223 (relating to violation of
						  rules regarding conduct in State
						  parks).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.215 - Weapons and hunting

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The following activities are prohibited without written
						permission of the Department:
(1)
					 Hunting, pursuing or intentionally disturbing woodchucks, also known as
					 groundhogs. Paragraph (2) does not apply to this activity.
(2) Hunting, pursuing or intentionally
					 disturbing wildlife unless:
(i) The person
					 engaging in the activity is licensed by the Game Commission to hunt and is
					 engaged in hunting in accordance with the Game and Wildlife Code.
(ii) The activity takes place in an area
					 designated by the Department for hunting. At Presque Isle State Park, waterfowl
					 hunting may take place only from a facility designated by the Department as a
					 waterfowl blind, and shooting shall be directed away from State park land and
					 over the adjacent waters.
(iii) The
					 activity takes place during hunting season as established by the Game
					 Commission.
(iv) The firearm,
					 archery equipment or other device used for this activity is lawful for hunting
					 under the Game and Wildlife Code. A device operated by air, chemical or gas
					 cylinder by which a projectile can be discharged or propelled is not lawful for
					 hunting under the Game and Wildlife Code.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.216 - General recreational activity; horses; snowmobiles; all-terrain vehicles; mountain bikes

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(a)
General recreational activity.
Outdoor recreational activity
					 is restricted to locations at which physical improvement or posting designates
					 the appropriate purpose and use and to the requirements in subsections
					 (b)-(e).
(b)
Horses.
(1) A horse is
					 permitted only on the right side of a State park road open to motor vehicles or
					 on a trail or area posted for horseback riding. At Presque Isle State Park, a
					 horse is permitted only with written permission of the Department.
(2) Hitching or confining a horse in a manner
					 that may cause damage to a tree, shrub, improvement or structure is
					 prohibited.
(3) Droppings from
					 hitched or confined horses shall be disposed of outside the State
					 park.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.217 - Swimming

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The following are prohibited:
(1) Swimming outside a designated swimming
					 area.
(2) Swimming at other than
					 posted hours.
(3) Use of underwater
					 breathing apparatus or a snorkel. With permission of the Department, this
					 equipment may be used by an emergency or rescue unit conducting a rescue
					 operation or training or by a diver certified by an organization approved by
					 the Department. The list of organizations approved by the Department may be
					 obtained from the park manager.
(4)
					 Possessing or using a glass or breakable container or utensil in a designated
					 swimming area.
(5) Wearing the
					 following:
(i) In a designated swimming area
					 that is a swimming pool, cut-off pants, clothing that may damage the filtration
					 system or pool surface or clothing that may otherwise cause damage or endanger
					 the facility or a visitor.
(ii) In
					 a designated swimming area that is a swimming pool, clothing that is not
					 leak-proof, on an infant or on a child who is not toilet-trained.
(iii) In a designated swimming area, clothing
					 that displays lifeguard lettering or insignia.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.218 - Camping; overnight facilities

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(a)
Camping.
Placing a tent, shelter, lean-to, sleeping bag,
					 bedding material or mobile camping unit in an area without a valid camping
					 permit for use of that area is prohibited.
(b)
Overnight facilities.
Placing personal property in, or otherwise using, a cabin, yurt, walled tent,
					 camping cottage or other overnight facility without possession of a valid
					 permit for use of that facility is prohibited.
This section cited in 17 Pa. Code §
													11.208 (relating to schedule;
						  closure); and 17 Pa. Code §
													11.223 (relating to violation of
						  rules regarding conduct in State
						  parks).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.219 - Boating

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(a)
Applicability.
This section applies to activities at State
					 parks other than State parks covered by §
											11.220 (relating to whitewater
					 boating).
(b) The use of inner
					 tubes, body boards, surfboards, air mattresses and other similar nonwatercraft
					 devices is permitted in creeks, streams and rivers. Children 12 years of age
					 and under shall wear United States Coast Guard-approved personal flotation
					 devices while engaged in this activity.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the
					 use of body boards and surfboards is permitted in bodies of water designated
					 for boating. Persons shall wear United States Coast Guard-approved personal
					 flotation devices while engaged in this activity.
(d) At Presque Isle State Park, the use of
					 body boards and surfboards is permitted only at locations where posting states
					 that this activity is permitted. Personal flotation devices are not
					 required.
(e) The following
					 activities are prohibited without written permission of the Department:
(1) Operating watercraft on a body of water
					 not designated for boating. The use of nonmotorized watercraft is permitted on
					 creeks, streams and rivers unless posted otherwise.
(2) Operating, using or anchoring watercraft
					 within 100 feet of either a designated swimming area or an area marked by
					 buoys.
(3) Operating, towing or
					 using any of the following:
(i) Watercraft
					 propelled by air propellers.
(ii)
					 Seaplanes. Seaplanes may be taxied at a slow minimum-height-swell speed in the
					 waters of Presque Isle State Park for the purpose of access to and egress from
					 the park.
(iii) Water skis. The use
					 of water skis is permitted in lakes where motorboats with unlimited horsepower
					 are permitted and in lakes where posting states that water skiing is
					 permitted.
(iv) Parasails, kite
					 skis and other devices towed behind a boat and intended to lift off the surface
					 of the water.
(v) Unseaworthy
					 watercraft.
(vi) Inflatable devices
					 except as provided in subsection (b) and except devices which are at least 7
					 feet long and have more than one separate buoyancy chamber.
(vii) Equipment or devices not constructed or
					 sold primarily for transportation on water, except as provided in subsections
					 (b)-(d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.220 - Whitewater boating

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(a)
General requirements.
The following rules apply to persons
					 using watercraft at Ohiopyle State Park, Lehigh Gorge State Park or McConnells
					 Mill State Park. These requirements do not apply at Lehigh Gorge State Park
					 when the flow rate of the Lehigh River is less than 250 cubic feet per second.
(1) Wear an appropriate-sized United States
					 Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device, Type I, III or V.
(2) Use one of the following types of
					 watercraft in addition to complying with specific watercraft requirements in
					 subsections (c)-(e):
(i) Noninflatable
					 watercraft that is designed by the manufacturer for whitewater use.
					 Noninflatable canoes and noninflatable kayaks shall have sufficient flotation
					 to ensure that they will float when they are completely full of
					 water.
(ii) Inflatable watercraft
					 that has multiple air chambers of a tough durable construction intended for
					 whitewater use, consists of a tough laminated material, and is of commercial
					 grade. The multiple air chambers shall be in the outside tube.
(iii) Other nonmotorized watercraft approved
					 by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.221 - Special provisions for Point State Park

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The following provisions apply to Point State
						Park:
(1)
Memorials.
Memorials may be erected with written permission of the Department to honor
					 those persons and events which symbolize the spirit of the American pioneer and
					 the significance of frontier forts prior to the year 1800.
(2)
Portal Arch Bridge.
Congregating or loitering on the Portal Arch Bridge is prohibited.
(3)
Decorative pools.
Swimming, wading or fishing in the reflecting pool or the fountain pool is
					 prohibited.
(4)
Recreational equipment.
Use of roller skates, skateboards,
					 scooters, bicycles or other wheeled recreational equipment is prohibited,
					 except where posted as being permitted or except with written permission of the
					 Department.
This section cited in 17 Pa. Code §
													11.223 (relating to violation of
						  rules regarding conduct in State
						  parks).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.222 - Special provisions for Presque Isle State Park

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The following provisions apply to Presque Isle State
						Park:
(1)
Visiting after
					 closing.
A person who desires to enter the park during a period when
					 the park is closed shall stop at the park ranger office and state his name,
					 address, destination, reason for entering and planned time of departure.
					 Permission to enter the park may be granted if the Department determines that
					 good cause exists for entering the park. This provision does not apply to a
					 park resident or tenant.
(2)
Transfer of night parking permit.
Lending or transferring a
					 night parking permit is prohibited and will result in cancellation of the
					 permit.
(3)
Seining for
					 bait.
Seining for bait in designated swimming areas is
					 prohibited.
This section cited in 17 Pa. Code §
													11.223 (relating to violation of
						  rules regarding conduct in State
						  parks).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart B - State Parks › Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › FEES › Section 11.223 - Violation of rules regarding conduct in State parks

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Engaging in activity prohibited under the following
						sections constitutes a summary offense under section 7506 of the Crimes Code
						(relating to violation of rules regarding conduct on Commonwealth
						property):
(1) Section
					 11.208 (relating to schedule;
					 closure).
(2) Section
					 11.209 (relating to miscellaneous
					 activities).
(3) Section 11.210
					 (relating to fires).
(4) Section
					 11.211 (relating to natural resources).
(5) Section 11.212 (relating to
					 pets).
(6) Section
					 11.213 (relating to organized
					 events; public assemblies; distribution of printed matter).
(7) Section 11.214 (relating to
					 waste).
(8) Section 11.215
					 (relating to weapons and hunting).
(9) Section
					 11.216 (relating to general
					 recreational activity; horses; snowmobiles; all-terrain vehicles; mountain
					 bikes).
(10) Section 11.217
					 (relating to swimming).
(11)
					 Section 11.218 (relating to camping;
					 overnight facilities).
(12) Section
					 11.219 (relating to
					 boating).
(13) Section
					 11.220 (relating to whitewater
					 boating).
(14) Section
					 11.221 (relating to special
					 provisions for Point State Park).
(15) Section
					 11.222 (relating to special
					 provisions for Presque Isle State Park).