Title 30, FISH

(a) Appointment and compensation.--The executive director, with the approval of the commission, may, in accordance with law and the classification and compensation plans of the Commonwealth as established by the Executive Board, appoint and fix the compensation of two assistant e…

(a) Appointment and compensation.--The executive director, with the approval of the commission, shall, in accordance with law and the classification and compensation plans of the Commonwealth as established by the Executive Board, appoint and fix the compensation of such number o…

(a) Appointment and training.--The executive director, with the approval of the commission, may appoint deputy waterways conservation officers to act anywhere within this Commonwealth. Newly appointed deputy waterways conservation officers, excluding reappointments, shall attend …

(a) Composition.--There is hereby continued within the commission a Boating Advisory Board. The board shall consist of the Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources, or a designee of the Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the two at-large members of the co…

(a) Waterways patrolmen.--Waterways patrolmen of the commission are designated as waterways conservation officers. The commission may substitute the term "waterways conservation officer" for the term "waterways patrolman" on its documents and materials on a schedule it deems appr…

The Pennsylvania Fish Commission is designated the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Prosecutions, licenses, contracts, deeds, enforcement actions and other official actions by the commission shall not be affected by the use of the designation of the commission as the Pennsy…

The commission shall administer and enforce this title and other laws of this Commonwealth relating to: (1) The encouragement, promotion and development of the fishery interests. (2) The protection, propagation and distribution of fish. (3) The management of boating and the opera…

The commission may promulgate rules and regulations concerning: (1) Fishing to aid in the better protection, preservation and management of fish. (2) Boating and the management and operation of boats.

(a) Authority.-- (1) Beginning July 1, 2021, the commission, in accordance with paragraph (2), may change or set the fees provided under any of the following: (i) Section 502 (relating to service charge for uncollectible checks). (ii) Section 2715(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), …

The executive director may have printed the annual report of the commission and such bulletins, literature, posters and other printing as may be appropriate to the work of the commission including the magazine known as the Pennsylvania Angler. The commission shall from time to ti…

Any records maintained by the commission or any issuing agent or other agent of the commission that contain or include the home address of any individuals or any other personal information about individuals such as height, weight, color of hair and/or color of eyes, including but…

(a) Sales of licenses and other items.--The executive director with the approval of the commission may establish policies and procedures for the use of credit cards and debit cards for the purchase of licenses, permits, publications, promotional items and other items offered for …

The commission shall have no regulatory jurisdiction over the program whereby the Department of Environmental Protection sprays Bacillus thuringiensis israeliensis (Bti) on Commonwealth waters for control of blackfly. (Dec. 19, 1996, P.L.1454, No.185, eff. 60 days) 1996 Amendment…

(a) Volunteer program.--The commission shall have the power and authority to do all things necessary and expedient to maintain a volunteer program and to promulgate rules and regulations under this section. (b) Services of individuals without compensation.--The executive director…

The commission may enter into cooperative agreements with any agency of the United States, any agency of any other state, any agency of the Commonwealth or Pennsylvania local government, or any educational or research institution or any other person or entity to carry out or furt…

Whenever the commission is satisfied that any fee, fine or any other money was erroneously or unjustly paid into the State Treasury under any of the provisions of this title, the commission may by resolution, within two years after the payment, direct the executive director to dr…

Whenever any check or similar instrument issued in payment of any fee, fine or for any other purpose under this title is returned to the commission as uncollectible, the person who makes, issues or presents the check or other instrument shall be charged $15, or a service charge a…

(a) Performance audit.--A performance audit of the commission for the concluding fiscal year shall be conducted by the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee and shall be submitted to the Game and Fisheries Committee and the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the Game a…

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, all fees, royalties, fines, penalties and other moneys paid, received, recovered and collected under the provisions of this title shall be placed in a separate fund by the State Treasurer to be known as the "Fish Fund…

(a) Approval of estimated expenditures.--Estimates of amounts to be expended under this subchapter, from time to time, by the commission shall be submitted to the Governor for his approval as in the case of other appropriations made to Commonwealth agencies. (b) Expenditures not …

(a) General rule.--All fees, royalties, fines, penalties and other moneys paid, received, recovered and collected under the provisions of section 747 (relating to proceeds from sales and grants) and Part III (relating to boats and boating), as well as all funds received pursuant …

(a) Approval of estimated expenditures.--Estimates of amounts to be expended under this subchapter, from time to time, by the commission shall be submitted to the Governor for his approval as in the case of other appropriations made to Commonwealth agencies. (b) Expenditures not …

The commission may accept from any person donations which, if in the form of money or securities, shall be placed in the Fish Fund or Boat Fund and used for the purposes set forth in section 521 (relating to establishment and use of Fish Fund) or section 531 (relating to establis…

The executive director shall represent the commission in the execution of land purchase contracts and in the execution of leases and other similar agreements approved by the commission.

(a) Unlawful act.--It is unlawful to intentionally or recklessly destroy or cause damage to property owned, leased or otherwise controlled by the commission or any improvements thereon. Any person who intentionally causes pecuniary loss in excess of $5,000 commits a felony of the…

(a) General rule.--The commission may by purchase, gift, lease, eminent domain or otherwise acquire within this Commonwealth: (1) Title to, or control of, lands, waters and buildings. (2) Fishing rights, easements, rights-of-way or other interests in land and waters which are sui…

The commission may purchase, construct, repair and maintain buildings and other improvements on lands acquired for its use and under its control as may be deemed necessary for their proper utilization, maintenance, protection, development, administration, propagation of fish expe…

The commission may lease or otherwise secure rights-of-way on and across public or private lands and waters or other rights which may be required to conduct its proper functions.

The title records for lands acquired shall first be carefully searched and examined by the commission and when the commission is satisfied that a valid title can be secured the commission shall obtain a certification of title from an attorney at law or title insurance from a titl…

The commission shall pay what it considers to be a fair and reasonable price for acquisitions and improvements consistent with the purposes for which they are intended and expending, during any year, only such amount as, in its opinion, can be allotted for those purposes.

The title to any lands or waters acquired by purchase, gift, exchange or otherwise shall be taken in the name of the Commonwealth for the use of the commission.

The commission may designate lands which it secures title to, or total or partial control of, as it sees fit.

Lands, waters or buildings to which title has been acquired in the name of or for the use of the commission shall be exempt from the payment of all taxes except such fixed charges as apply to and are imposed upon Commonwealth forests.

(a) General rule.--The entire control of all lands or waters owned, leased or otherwise controlled shall be under the sole direction of the commission and the commission may promulgate such rules and regulations for its use and protection as it deems necessary or in the best inte…

(a) General rule.--All or part of lands and waters to which title has been acquired for the use of the commission or which have been leased may be used to create and maintain Commonwealth fish cultural stations, Commonwealth fish propagation areas or public fishing grounds for fi…

The commission may, by resolution adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting at which at least a majority of the members are present and voting, authorize the exchange or sale of all or part, including improvements and appurtenances, of any lands, waters or buildings to which title h…

The commission may dispose of, by lease, sale or otherwise, timber, minerals, oil and gas, or rights therein, on or under lands to which it has acquired title.

(a) General rule.--On and across lands to which title has been acquired for its use the commission may, at such charge or fee as the commission may establish, grant: (1) Rights-of-way or licenses therefor for roads, for pipe, electric and other utility lines and for telephone and…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the executive director, with the approval of the commission, may lease any land or interests in land over which the commission exercises title or control for a term not to exceed 25 years when the commission determines that the lease wi…

All net proceeds from the sale of lands, waters, timber, oil, gas or other minerals, leases of commission lands, waters or interests or rights from the production or sale of minerals and from licenses or other rights, granted by the commission, shall be deposited in the Fish Fund…

(a) Waterways conservation officers.--Every waterways conservation officer shall have the power and duty to: (1) Enforce all laws of this Commonwealth relating to fish and watercraft and arrest with or without warrant any person violating this title. (2) Execute all warrants and …

All waterways conservation officers and deputy waterways conservation officers are authorized to enforce all the laws of this Commonwealth, and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, relating to game, parks and forestry, under the direction of the Pennsylvania Game Commiss…

Any person employed or elected by the Commonwealth or by any municipality, whose duty it is to preserve the peace or to make arrests or to enforce the laws of this Commonwealth, may be designated and empowered by the executive director, with the approval of the commission, to enf…

(a) General rule.--Any person who interferes with any officer of this Commonwealth in the performance of his duty under the provisions of this title commits a summary offense of the first degree. (a.1) Resisting inspection or apprehension.--Any person who by force, menace, threat…

So long as the State of New York or the State of New Jersey, as the case may be, has in effect a statutory provision analogous to this section, any person who is authorized to enforce this title or a reciprocating state may enforce this title on any part of the Delaware River bet…

(a) General rule.--A person who has been given a visual or audible signal to stop by a person authorized to enforce this title and who willfully fails or refuses to bring his vehicle or boat to a stop or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursuing officer or enforcement v…