Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 30 - FISH

Section 901 - Powers and duties of waterways conservation officers and deputies - (a) Waterways conservation officers.--Every waterways conservation officer shall have the...

Section 902 - Enforcement of other laws - All waterways conservation officers and deputy waterways conservation officers are...

Section 903 - Delegation of enforcement powers - Any person employed or elected by the Commonwealth or by...

Section 904 - Interference with officers - (a) General rule.--Any person who interferes with any officer of...

Section 905 - Reciprocal enforcement on Delaware River - So long as the State of New York or the...

Section 906 - Fleeing or attempting to elude an officer - (a) General rule.--A person who has been given a visual...

Section 907 - Operation of vehicle or boat without lights to avoid identification or arrest - A person who operates a vehicle or boat without lights...

Section 908 - False identification or false or fraudulent statements on reports, etc - A person who gives false identification to an officer authorized...

Section 909 - Interference with lawful fishing and boating prohibited - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it...

Section 910 - Unlawful use of computer - It is unlawful to use a computer, computer network or...

Section 911 - Liability for conduct of another; complicity - (a) General rule.--A person is guilty of an offense under...

Section 921 - Time for commencing prosecutions - Prosecutions for violating any provision of this title shall be...

Section 922 - Possession prima facie evidence of violation - In all cases of violation of any provision of this...

Section 923 - Classification of offenses and penalties - (a) General rule.--The following penalties shall be imposed for violations...

Section 924 - Costs for summary offenses - Any person convicted of a summary offense under this title...

Section 925 - Acknowledgment of guilt and receipts for payment - (a) General rule.--Subject to subsection (d), a person charged with...

Section 926 - Disposition of fines and penalties - (a) General rule.--Subject to any inconsistent procedures and standards relating...

Section 927 - Forfeiture of fish and devices - (a) General rule.--A person convicted of an offense under this...

Section 928 - Revocation, suspension or denial of license, permit or registration - (a) Revocation or denial.--Any fishing license, special license or permit...

Section 929 - Suspension of privileges pending payment of penalties - All fishing and boating privileges granted by this title shall...

Section 930 - Disposition of nonresident offenders - Subject to any inconsistent regulations prescribed pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S....

Chapter 21 - General Provisions

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 21 was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175,...

Section 2101 - Administration of part - The commission shall administer and enforce this part and other...

Section 2102 - Rules and regulations - (a) General rule.--The commission may promulgate such general and special...

Section 2103 - Stocked waters open for fishing - (a) General rule.--Any water area in this Commonwealth stocked with...

Section 2104 - Sunday fishing from private land - (a) General rule.--No person shall fish on any Sunday from...

Section 2105 - Farm fish ponds - (a) Exemption from regulation.--The restrictions on fishing imposed by this...

Section 2106 - Fishing in hatchery or nursery waters - (a) General rule.--No person shall fish, or trespass with intent...

Section 2107 - Sale of fish taken from hatchery or nursery waters - (a) General rule.--A person shall not sell, offer for sale...

Section 2108 - Retrieval and disposition of fish - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for a person who kills...

Section 2109 - Serious unlawful take - (a) Prohibited conduct.--It shall be unlawful to do any of...

Section 2110 - Taking or possessing by illegal methods - (a) Prohibited conduct.--It shall be unlawful to take, catch, kill...

Chapter 23 - Fish Restoration and Management

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 23 was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175,...

Section 2301 - Propagation and distribution of fish - (a) Determination of policy.--The commission shall determine policy pertaining to...

Section 2302 - Cooperative fish restoration projects - The Commonwealth assents to the provisions of the Act of...

Section 2303 - Federal cultural stations - The Commonwealth consents and accords to the Federal Government and...

Section 2304 - Fish migration studies - (a) General rule.--The commission may make comprehensive studies of the...

Section 2305 - Threatened and endangered species - (a) Establishment and publication of lists.--The executive director shall establish...

Section 2306 - Refuge areas - (a) General rule.--The commission may set aside, in its discretion,...

Section 2307 - Waters limited to specific purposes - (a) General rule.--The commission may designate certain water areas for...

Chapter 25 - Protection of Property and Waters

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 25 was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175,...

Section 2501 - Misuse of property and waters - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person to commit...

Section 2502 - Disturbance of waterways and watersheds - (a) General rule.--No person shall alter or disturb any stream,...

Section 2503 - Littering - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person to throw,...

Section 2504 - Pollution of waters - (a) General rule.--No person, regardless of intent, shall: (1) Put...

Section 2505 - Interference or damage to hatchery or nursery property - (a) General rule.--No person shall destroy or tamper with any...

Section 2506 - Commonwealth actions for damage to fish - (a) Declaration of policy.--The Commonwealth has sufficient interest in fish...

Section 2507 - Sale of certain fish, reptiles and amphibians prohibited - (a) General rule.--No person shall purchase, sell, barter, trade or...

Section 2508 - Restrictions on transport, sale, importation or release of non-native injurious fish - (a) General rule.--No person shall transport, sell, offer for sale...

Chapter 27 - Fishing Licenses

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 27 was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175,...

Section 2701 - Resident fishing licenses - (a) General rule.--For the purposes of this chapter, any person...

Section 2702 - Nonresident and tourist licenses - (a) Nonresident annual licenses.--For the purposes of this chapter, any...

Section 2702.1 - One-day resident fishing license - (a) General rule.--A person required to have a fishing license...

Section 2703 - Possession and display of licenses - (a) General rule.--No person 16 years of age or older...

Section 2704 - Lost fishing licenses - In case a license certificate is lost or destroyed, a...

Section 2705 - Improper license use and false application - (a) General rule.--No person shall alter, borrow, lend or transfer...

Section 2706 - Complimentary licenses - The commission may issue annually not more than 100 fishing...

Section 2707 - Disabled veterans and former prisoners of war - (a) General rule for disabled veterans.-- (1) Any disabled veteran...

Section 2707.1 - Deployed Pennsylvania National Guard members - (a) Eligibility.--The commission or a county treasurer shall issue one...

Section 2707.2 - Reserve component of armed forces members - (a) Eligibility.--The commission or a county treasurer shall issue one...

Section 2708 - Institutional licenses - Any resident of this Commonwealth who is a resident patient...

Section 2708.1 - Farmlands open to public fishing - (a) Fishing agricultural lands without license.--Unless the privilege to fish...

Section 2709 - Exemptions from license requirements - (a) Licensed propagators.--No person now required by law to procure...

Section 2710 - Form and expiration of licenses - All licenses shall be issued on forms prepared and supplied...

Section 2711 - Issuing agents - (a) Appointment and bond.--The commission may appoint such persons as...

Section 2712 - License requirements on boundary waters - (a) New York.--The provisions of this chapter do not apply...

Section 2713 - Appropriations for licenses issued without a fee (Deleted by amendment) - 1995 Amendment. Section 2713 was deleted by amendment July 6,...

Section 2714 - License issuing fees - In order to help defray the issuing costs, the commission...

Section 2715 - License, permit and issuing agent fees - (a) License fees.--Except as provided under subsection (c), the following...

Section 2716 - Vouchers for licenses and permits - (a) General rule.--The commission may make available, at its offices...

Section 2717 - License and permit packaging options - (a) Multi-year licenses and permits.--The commission may issue a license...

Chapter 29 - Special Licenses and Permits

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 29 was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175,...

Section 2901 - Eel chute licenses (Deleted by amendment) - 2012 Amendment. Section 2901 was deleted by amendment November 1,...

Section 2902 - Net permits - The commission may issue permits to use or possess nets...

Section 2903 - Boat and net licenses for boundary lakes - (a) Application of section.--The provisions of this section shall apply...

Section 2904 - Permits for protection and management of particular fish - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c),...

Section 2905 - Permits for scientific and educational fish collecting activities - The executive director, with the approval of the commission, may...

Section 2906 - Permits for use of explosives - The executive director, with the approval of the commission, may...

Section 2907 - Expiration of licenses and permits - Except as otherwise provided in this title, all licenses and...

Section 2907.1 - Tagged fish contests on boundary lakes - The commission shall issue permits for tagged fish contests on...

Section 2907.2 - Lake Erie fishing permits - (a) Permit required.--No person shall fish in Lake Erie, Presque...

Section 2907.3 - Fishing guide and charter boat permits - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person to operate...

Section 2908 - Penalties - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a...

Chapter 31 - Regulated Fishing Lakes

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 31 was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175,...

Section 3101 - Licenses - Upon application accompanied by a license fee as prescribed in...

Section 3102 - Fees - (a) Class A lakes.--The annual license fee for a Class...

Section 3103 - Exemption from fishing regulations - Fish may be taken from a regulated fishing lake without...

Section 3104 - Receipts for fish caught - The owner or person in charge of any regulated fishing...

Section 3105 - Bills of sale for fish purchased for stocking - Any person owning or operating a regulated fishing lake shall...

Section 3106 - Classification of lakes - (a) Class A.--The commission may issue Class A regulated fishing...

Section 3107 - Transportation of fish - Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to authorize any...

Section 3108 - Violations by owner or operator - Any owner or operator of a regulated fishing lake who...

Section 3109 - Violations by other persons - No person shall fish, or trespass with intent to fish,...

Chapter 33 - Propagation and Sale of Fish (Repealed) -

Chapter 35 - Dams, Bar Racks and Migration Devices

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 35 was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175,...

Section 3501 - Devices in dams to permit fish migration - (a) Erection on order of commission.--Any person now or hereafter...

Section 3502 - Operation and maintenance of devices - Every chute, slope, fishway, gate or other device referred to...

Section 3503 - Closing of devices for repair or nonuse - Any chute, fishway or other device may be closed for...

Section 3504 - Civil penalty for noncompliance - Any person failing to comply with section 3501 (relating to...

Section 3505 - Erection of devices by commission - If the person owning, leasing or maintaining a dam fails...

Section 3506 - Drawing off or interference with dams or devices - (a) Drawing off or obstructing dams.--No person shall draw off...

Section 3507 - Protection of fish near dams - (a) General rule.--The commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations...

Section 3508 - Erection of bar racks to prevent entry of fish - (a) General rule.--Any person owning, leasing or maintaining a raceway,...

Section 3509 - Obstructing migration of fish - (a) General rule.--No person shall place any device or object...

Section 3510 - Marking of dams - (a) New dams.--In issuing permits for the construction or installation...

Chapter 51 - Preliminary Provisions

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 51 was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175,...

Section 5101 - Administration of part - The commission shall supervise, through the executive director, the administration...

Section 5102 - Cooperation with other agencies - (a) Commonwealth agencies.-- (1) Concurrent jurisdiction.--Any power, duty or jurisdiction...

Section 5103 - Boating education - (a) Mandatory program of boater education.--Except as otherwise provided in...

Section 5104 - Fees - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided under subsection (c), the...

Section 5121 - Promulgation - (a) General rule.--The commission may promulgate rules and regulations specifically...

Section 5122 - Registrations, licenses, permits, plates and statistics - (a) General rule.--The commission may promulgate rules and regulations relating...

Section 5123 - General boating regulations - (a) General rule.--The commission may promulgate such rules and regulations...

Section 5124 - Particular areas of water - (a) General rule.--The commission may promulgate special rules and regulations...

Section 5124.1 - Liquor or malt or brewed beverages - (a) General rule.--In an action or proceeding under this title...

Section 5125 - Chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance - (a) General rule.--Any person who operates or is in actual...

Section 5126 - Reports by emergency room personnel - (a) General rule.--If, as a result of a watercraft accident,...

Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Unless otherwise noted, Chapter 53 was added October 16,...

Section 5301 - Registration of motorboats required - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in section 5302 (relating to...

Section 5302 - Exemptions - (a) General rule.--The following classes of boats are exempt from...

Section 5303 - Voluntary and special registrations - Watercraft other than those required to register under this subchapter...

Section 5304 - Issuing agents - (a) Designation.--The commission may designate as issuing agents the county...

Section 5305 - Application for registration - (a) General rule.--Any person owning a boat and desiring to...

Section 5306 - Certificate of registration - (a) Issuance.--Upon receipt of a signed application and upon the...

Section 5307 - Dealer registration - (a) Application and issuance.--The commission will issue to dealers, manufacturers...

Section 5308 - Period of registration - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b): (1)...

Section 5309 - Change of address of registrant - Any holder of a certificate of registration shall notify the...

Section 5310 - Display of registration number - (a) General rule.--The registration number shown on the certificate of...

Section 5311 - Tampering with identification numbers or capacity plates - (a) General rule.--No unauthorized person shall erase, deface, change, paint...

Section 5312 - Transfer, destruction or abandonment of boat - The owner of a boat registered in this Commonwealth pursuant...

Section 5313 - Records open to public - All records relating to registration or numbering made or kept...

Section 5321 - Certificate of title required - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in section 5322 (relating to...

Section 5322 - When certificate of title not required - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), no...

Section 5323 - Content and effect of certificate of title - (a) Identification and encumbrances.--A certificate of title shall contain such...

Section 5324 - Refusing issuance of certificate of title - The commission may refuse issuance of a certificate of title...

Section 5325 - Rules and regulations - (a) General rule.--The commission shall, within one year of the...

Section 5326 - Offenses relating to titling - (a) Prohibited acts.--The following acts are prohibited: (1) Operating a...

Section 5327 - Fees - (a) General rule.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the following...

Section 5328 - Implementation - The commission shall issue certificates of title as provided for...

Section 5331 - Scope of subchapter - (a) General rule.--This subchapter covers boat and marine forfeitures. (b)...

Section 5332 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 5333 - Liens - A marine business shall have a lien, dependent upon possession,...

Section 5334 - Notice for boats and related equipment - Any time 30 days after the terminal date, if a...

Section 5335 - Notice for watercraft trailers - If a watercraft trailer dealer chooses to have all rights,...

Section 5336 - Responsibility of commission - (a) Notice to lienholders and other persons.--Upon receipt of the...

Section 5337 - Publication for boats and related equipment - (a) General rule.--At any time after the date the marine...

Section 5338 - Publication for watercraft trailers - If a watercraft dealer chooses to have all rights, title...

Section 5339 - Redemption - (a) Notice.--Upon request of the customer, any lienholder or the...

Section 5340 - Forfeiture - A boat and any related equipment that is not redeemed...

Section 5341 - Rights acquired by good faith purchaser - A purchaser in good faith of a boat or any...

Section 5342 - Other remedies - The provisions of this subchapter are in addition to any...

Section 5343 - Construction - Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize a...

Section 5344 - Rules and regulations - (a) General rule.--The commission may promulgate rules and regulations as...

Chapter 55 - Operation of Boats

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 55 was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175,...

Section 5501 - Reckless and negligent operation of watercraft - (a) Reckless operation.--No person shall operate a watercraft in, upon...

Section 5502 - Operating watercraft under influence of alcohol or controlled substance - (a) General impairment.-- (1) An individual may not operate or...

Section 5502.1 - Homicide by watercraft while operating under influence - (a) Offense defined.--Any person who unintentionally causes the death of...

Section 5502.2 - Homicide by watercraft - Any person who unintentionally causes the death of another person...

Section 5502.3 - Aggravated assault by watercraft while operating under influence - (a) Offense defined.--Any person who negligently causes serious bodily injury...

Section 5502.4 - Aggravated assault by watercraft - (a) Offense defined.--An individual who recklessly or with gross negligence...

Section 5503 - Accident reports - (a) Duty to file.--In case of a watercraft accident on...

Section 5504 - Liability for damage caused by operator - Every owner of a watercraft causing or knowingly permitting any...

Section 5505 - Unauthorized operation of boats - (a) Consent required.--It is unlawful for a person to operate...

Section 5506 - Permitting violations - (a) Offense.--It is unlawful for a person to authorize or...

Section 5507 - Duties of operators involved in boating accidents - (a) General rule.--The operator of a watercraft involved in an...

Chapter 71 - Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 71 was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175,...

Section 7101 - Execution and form of compact - The Governor of this Commonwealth is authorized and directed to...

Section 7102 - Members of commission from Pennsylvania - (a) Designation and term.--In pursuance of Article III of the...

Section 7103 - Powers and duties of commission and Commonwealth agencies - The commission and the commissioners thereof shall have all the...

Section 7104 - Powers granted commission supplemental to other powers - Any powers granted to the commission shall be regarded as...

Section 7105 - Accounts and reports of commission - (a) General rule.--The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all...

Section 7106 - Amendment to compact - (a) Execution and form of amendment.--The Governor is authorized and...

Chapter 73 - Shad Fishing in Delaware River and Bay

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 73 was added October 16, 1980, P.L.996, No.175,...

Section 7301 - Legislative findings and declarations - The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) Since...

Section 7302 - Delaware River and Bay defined - For the purpose of regulating the shad fishery of the...

Section 7303 - Interstate cooperation - The commission shall meet and confer with the pertinent officials...

Section 7304 - Permitted nets and devices - (a) Unauthorized nets or devices prohibited.--The use of any net...

Section 7305 - Season and lift period - (a) Season.--The taking of shad in the Delaware River and...

Section 7306 - License required for catching shad with nets - (a) General rule.--The commission shall, by a special shad license,...

Section 7307 - Limitations on issuance of license - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no...

Section 7308 - Issuance of additional licenses - (a) When authorized.--When the United States Fish and Wildlife Service...

Section 7309 - License fees - The commission may issue the following shad fishing licenses which...

Section 7310 - Records and reports by licensees - Each shad licensee shall keep a daily record of his...

Section 7311 - Transfer of license - (a) When authorized.--A shad license to operate any nets permitted...

Section 7312 - Withdrawal of licenses issued in prior year - (a) General rule.--When the United States Fish and Wildlife Service...

Section 7313 - Suspension or revocation of license - (a) Suspension.--The commission, after due notice and hearing, may suspend...

Section 7314 - Penalty - Any person violating the provisions of this chapter commits a...

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Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes Title 30 - FISH

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Title 30 - FISH