PRINTER'S NO. 2760
No. 2186 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY FLEAGLE, B. SMITH, GRUITZA, MAITLAND, NICKOL,
HUTCHINSON, LYNCH, LEVDANSKY, CLARK, WAUGH, TRUE,
E. Z. TAYLOR, DEMPSEY, EGOLF, BELFANTI, ROHRER, SAYLOR AND
YOUNGBLOOD, NOVEMBER 1, 1995
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, NOVEMBER 1, 1995
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, relating to Class A regulated fishing lakes.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Section 3106(a) of Title 30 of the Pennsylvania
6 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
7 § 3106. Classification of lakes.
8 (a) Class A.--[A lake that is wholly opened to the general
9 public for fishing and is operated solely as a commercial
10 venture may be issued a Class A regulated fishing lake license.
11 A lake situated on a privately owned campground may be issued a
12 Class A regulated fishing lake license provided the campground
13 is open to the general public and operated as a commercial
14 venture, regardless of whether the campground operator sells
15 admission to the lake to members of the public who are not
16 camping at the campground.] The commission may issue Class A
17 regulated fishing lake licenses upon payment of the fee
1 specified in section 3102 (relating to fees) to lakes in the
2 following categories:
3 (1) Lakes wholly opened to the general public for
4 fishing and operated solely as commercial ventures.
5 (2) Lakes situated wholly within the grounds of a
6 privately owned campground provided that the campground is
7 open to the general public and operated as a commercial
8 venture regardless of whether the campground operator sells
9 admissions to fish at the lake to members of the public who
10 are not camping at the campground.
11 (3) Lakes with a total water area of less than 20 acres
12 situated wholly within the grounds of a private fishing and
13 boating, rod and gun or sportsmen's club or organization when
14 fishing in the lake is limited to members of the club or
15 organization and the sponsoring club or organization operates
16 a cooperative nursery recognized by the commission, provided
17 that fish raised by the cooperative nursery shall be stocked
18 in waters of this Commonwealth open for free public fishing
19 and not in the regulated fishing lake licensed hereunder.
20 Persons patronizing a Class A regulated fishing lake may catch,
21 kill and possess fish without regard to any size, season or
22 possession limit and need not possess a Pennsylvania fishing
23 license. All other provisions of this title are applicable.
24 * * *
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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