58 Pa. Code § 69.43 - Applications for permits

(a) Applications for permits to conduct tagged-fish contests shall be submitted on forms approved by the Commission.

(b) The permit application shall be accompanied by an original letter, signed by the head of the agency or a designee responsible for regulating fishing and boating in the state, province or nation which bounds the boundary lake where the proposed contest is to be conducted indicating that the other state permits the proposed contest.

(c) The application shall include information on the species of fish to be marked and tagged, the number and species of fish to be released, the anticipated number of anglers and boaters who may participate in the contest, the duration of the contest, the number of fish expected to be caught by participants in the contest and a description of the applicant's assessment of the impacts that the tagged-fish contest will have on fisheries resources of Commonwealth waters where the contest is to be conducted.

(d) To permit the Commission adequate time to review the fishery resource implications of a proposed tagged-fish contest on Commonwealth boundary lakes, the application for a proposed contest shall be received by the Commission at the address indicated in subsection (f) at least 90 days in advance of the date of the proposed contest. The 90-day time limit for filing permit applications for tagged-fish contests is an exception to § 51.42 (relating to applications).

(e) Permits issued under section 2907.1 of the code are deemed by the Commission to be permits for the protection and management of the particular species of fish targeted by the proposed tagged-fish contest. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a permit fee of $100.

(f) Questions concerning permit applications may be referred to the Bureau of Law Enforcement at (717) 705-7861. Applications for permits are available from and shall be submitted to:

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Bureau of Law Enforcement Post Office Box 67000 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17106-7000

Notes

58 Pa. Code § 69.43

The provisions of this § 69.43 adopted December 14, 1990, effective 12/15/1990, 20 Pa.B. 6179; amended July 26, 2013, effective 7/27/2013, 43 Pa.B. 4214.

The provisions of this § 69.43 issued under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. §§ 2102 and 2904; amended under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 186).