PRINTER'S NO. 937
No. 820 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY DENLINGER, BASTIAN, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CREIGHTON, CUTLER, GERGELY, GILLESPIE, HARHAI, HERSHEY,
JAMES, M. KELLER, KORTZ, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW,
REICHLEY, ROHRER, SIPTROTH, STABACK, STERN AND THOMAS,
MARCH 19, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 19, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for restrictions on the issuance
3 of one-day tourist fishing licenses and one-day resident
4 fishing licenses.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Sections 2702(d) and 2702.1(b) of Title 30 of the
8 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
9 § 2702. Nonresident and tourist licenses.
10 * * *
11 (d) One-day tourist licenses.--Any person required to have a
12 fishing license under this chapter may fish in any of the waters
13 of this Commonwealth or in any boundary waters for a period not
14 to exceed 24 hours, specified by the person at time of purchase,
15 with a "One-Day Tourist Fishing License" upon payment of license
16 fee and issuing agent fee as set forth in section 2715. One-Day
17 Tourist Fishing Licenses shall not be issued for fishing during
1 the period from [April 1] March 15 to April 30 of any year.
2 Holders of One-Day Tourist Fishing Licenses shall not be
3 required to obtain special permits, including trout/salmon
4 permits to fish for trout or salmon or special permits to fish
5 in Lake Erie and tributaries.
6 § 2702.1. One-day resident fishing license.
7 * * *
8 (b) Limitation on issue.--One-Day Resident Fishing Licenses
9 shall not be issued for fishing during the period from [April 1]
10 March 15 to April 30 of any year.
11 * * *
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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