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§ 477-2. Definitions

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 68 P.S. Real and Personal PropertyEffective: December 24, 2018

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 68 P.S. Real and Personal Property (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 11. Uses of Property
Recreational Use of Land and Water (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 24, 2018
68 P.S. § 477-2
§ 477-2. Definitions
As used in this act:
(1) “Land” means land, roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, amenities, structures, boating access and launch ramps, bridges, fishing piers, boat docks, ramps, paths, paved or unpaved trails, hunting blinds and machinery or equipment when attached to the realty. The term shall also include areas providing access to, or parking for, lands and waters, including, but not limited to, access ramps, trails or piers for use by recreational users with disabilities.
(2) “Owner” means the possessor of a fee interest, a tenant, lessee, occupant or person in control of the premises.
(3) “Recreational purpose” means any activity undertaken or viewed for exercise, sport, education, recreation, relaxation or pleasure and includes, but is not limited to, any of the following, or any combination thereof: hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, recreational noncommercial aircraft operations or recreational noncommercial ultralight operations on private airstrips, camping, picnicking, hiking, pleasure driving, snowmobiling, all-terrain vehicle and motorcycle riding, nature study, water skiing, water sports, cave exploration and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites.
(4) “Charge” means the admission price or fee asked in return for invitation or permission to enter or go upon the land. The term does not include voluntary contributions, in-kind contributions or contributions made to an owner of real property that are not retained by the owner of the real property and are used by the owner of the real property exclusively for one or more of the following purposes:
(i) conserving or maintaining the land;
(ii) paying taxes on the real property; or
(iii) paying for liability insurance on the real property.
(5) “Recreational user” means a person who enters or uses land for a recreational purpose.

Credits

1966, Feb. 2, P.L. (1965) 1860, No. 586, § 2. Amended 1992, March 26, P.L. 27, No. 10, § 1, effective in 60 days; 2011, July 7, P.L. 254, No. 47, § 1, effective in 60 days [Sept. 6, 2011]; 2018, Oct. 24, P.L. 671, No. 98, § 1, effective in 60 days [Dec. 24, 2018].
68 P.S. § 477-2, PA ST 68 P.S. § 477-2
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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