fin or the raw, dried or otherwise processed detached tail of a
member of the superorder selachimorpha. The term does not
include a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration of
the Department of Health and Human Services of the United
States.
§ 5502. Prohibition.
(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a
person may not possess, sell, offer for sale, trade or
distribute a shark fin.
(b) Exceptions.--
(1) Possession of a shark fin is permissible if:
(i) the shark was landed under a license from
another state; and
(ii) it is being possessed in this Commonwealth for
taxidermy.
(2) Before September 1, 2015, a restaurant may possess,
sell, offer for sale, trade or distribute shark fin that:
(i) is prepared for consumption; and
(ii) the restaurant possesses prior to September 2,
2014.
§ 5503. Penalty.
A person who violates section 5502 (relating to prohibition)
commits a summary offense . Each shark fin possessed, sold,
offered for sale or purchased in violation of section 5502 is a
separate offense.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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