Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS

  1. § 63.1 - Time
  2. § 63.2 - Possession of fishing license and verification of license purchase
  3. § 63.3 - Fishing in stocked trout waters
  4. § 63.4 - Fishing in areas or waters where fishing is prohibited
  5. § 63.5 - Methods of fishing
  6. § 63.6 - Authorized devices for game fish, baitfish and fishbait
  7. § 63.7 - Exceptions to limitations on devices
  8. § 63.8 - [Effective until 1/1/2023] Long bows, crossbows, spears and gigs
  9. § 63.8 - [Effective 1/1/2023] Long bows, crossbows, spears and gigs, version 2
  10. § 63.9 - Snatch fishing, foul hooking and snag fishing
  11. § 63.10 - Ice fishing
  12. § 63.11 - Reserved
  13. § 63.12 - Reserved
  14. § 63.13 - Nets unlawful without permit
  15. § 63.14 - Identification of fishbait and baitfish containers
  16. § 63.15 - Field dressing and disposal of fish
  17. § 63.15a - Officially-recognized fish cleaning stations
  18. § 63.16 - Fishing in the vicinity of fishways
  19. § 63.17 - Importation and sale of hard clams
  20. § 63.18 - Blue crabs-prohibited acts
  21. § 63.19 - Sale and purchase of fish
  22. § 63.20 - Permits for the protection and management of trout and salmon
  23. § 63.21 - Designation of fishing regulations
  24. § 63.22 - Reserved
  25. § 63.23 - Reserved
  26. § 63.24 - Reserved
  27. § 63.25 - Reserved
  28. § 63.26 - Reserved
  29. § 63.27 - Reserved
  30. § 63.28 - Reserved
  31. § 63.29 - Reserved
  32. § 63.30 - Importation of weakfish
  33. § 63.31 - Importation and transportation of horseshoe crabs
  34. § 63.32 - Reserved
  35. § 63.33 - Reserved
  36. § 63.34 - Reserved
  37. § 63.35 - Reserved
  38. § 63.36 - Reserved
  39. § 63.37 - Reserved
  40. § 63.38 - Reserved
  41. § 63.39 - Reserved
  42. § 63.40 - Fishing tournaments and fishing derbies
  43. § 63.41 - Reserved
  44. § 63.42 - Sale, purchase or barter of fish parts and fish eggs
  45. § 63.43 - Fishing for bass during spring season
  46. § 63.44 - Illegal baitfish
  47. § 63.45 - Tagging, branding, marking and finclipping of fish
  48. § 63.46 - Sale, purchase or barter of injurious species
  49. § 63.47 - Landing of finfish shellfish, crustaceans and other marine seafood
  50. § 63.48 - Permit for the use of cast nets or throw nets
  51. § 63.49 - Reporting by dealers of American eels
  52. § 63.50 - Importation of tautog-2102(c)
  53. § 63.51 - Sale of VHS-susceptible species of fish
  54. § 63.53 - Egg collection
  55. § 63.54 - Possession or use of eggs as bait
  56. § 63.55 - Saltwater angler registration
  57. § 63.56 - Replacement costs for fish killed

Notes

The provisions of this Chapter 63 adopted May 23, 1980, effective January 1, 1981, 10 Pa.B. 2051, unless otherwise noted.

Authority

The provisions of this Chapter 63 issued under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § § 322, 741, 901, 929, 2102, 2106, 2305-2307, 2703, 2711, 2903 and 2911, unless otherwise noted.

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